Hymns and Tunes 1886 139
Come, Holy Spirit, calm my mind
Words: SteenettC.M.
1Come, Holy Spirit, calm my mind,
And fit me to approach my God;
Remove each sinful, worldly thought,
And lead me to thy blest abode.
2Hast thou imparted to my soul
A living spark of holy fire?
O, kindle now the sacred flame;
Make me to burn with pure desire.
3A brighter faith and hope impart,
And let me now my Saviour see;
O, so-the sad and cheer my burdened heart,
And bid my spirit rest in thee.
- Words
- Steenett
- Meter
- C.M.
- Scripture
- Acts 2:3; 1 Thessalonians 5:19
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8 · the hymnal prints C.M.
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”
Verse 1
Come, Holy Spirit, calm my mind,//˘/˘/˘/8A
And fit me to approach my God;˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B
Remove each sinful, worldly thought,˘///˘/˘/8C
And lead me to thy blest abode.˘/˘˘//˘/8D
Verse 2
Hast thou imparted to my soul////˘˘˘/8A
A living spark of holy fire?˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
O, kindle now the sacred flame;˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Make me to burn with pure desire./˘˘/˘/˘/˘9B
Verse 3
A brighter faith and hope impart,˘/˘/˘///8A
And let me now my Saviour see;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
O, so-the sad and cheer my burdened heart,˘?/˘/˘/˘/9A
And bid my spirit rest in thee.˘/˘//˘/7B*
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.