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Hymns and Tunes 1886 137

Pour out thy Spirit from on high

Words: James MontgomeryC.M.

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1Pour out thy Spirit from on high;
Lord, thine assembled servants bless;
Graces and gifts to each supply,
And clothe us all with righteousness.

2Wisdom, and zeal, and faith impart,
Firmness, with meekness from above,
To bear thy people on our heart,
And love the souls whom thou dost love;

3To watch and pray, and never faint,
By day and night strict guard to keep;
To warn the sinner, cheer the saint,
Nourish thy lambs, and feed thy sheep.

4Then, when our work is finished here,
In humble hope our charge resign;
When the chief Shepherd shall appear,
O God! may they and we be thine!

Meter
C.M.
Scripture
1 Peter 5:4; Acts 2:17

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Pour out thy Spirit from on high;////˘˘˘/8A
Lord, thine assembled servants bless;//˘/˘/˘/8B
Graces and gifts to each supply,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And clothe us all with righteousness.˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C

Verse 2

Wisdom, and zeal, and faith impart,/˘˘/˘///8A
Firmness, with meekness from above,/˘˘/˘˘˘/8B
To bear thy people on our heart,˘///˘˘˘/8A
And love the souls whom thou dost love;˘/˘/˘///8B

Verse 3

To watch and pray, and never faint,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
By day and night strict guard to keep;˘/˘///˘/8B
To warn the sinner, cheer the saint,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Nourish thy lambs, and feed thy sheep./˘//˘///8B

Verse 4

Then, when our work is finished here,//˘/˘/˘/8A
In humble hope our charge resign;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
When the chief Shepherd shall appear,/˘//˘˘˘/8A
O God! may they and we be thine!˘/˘˘˘˘˘/8B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.