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Hymns and Tunes 1886 144

Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove

Words: Isaac WattsMusic: William TansurTune: St. Martin'sC. M.

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1Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove,
With all thy quick'ning powers;
Kindle a flame of sacred love
In these cold hearts of ours.

2O raise our thoughts from things below,
From vanities and toys;
Then shall we with fresh courage go
To reach eternal joys.

3Awake our souls to joyful songs,
And let pure devotion rise;
Till praise employs our thankful tongues,
And sound forever dies.

4Father, we wait to feel thee live
At this poor, dying rate,
To find our bliss from thee we give,
For thine to us is great.

5Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,
With all thy quick'ning powers;
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love,
And feed all mortal hours.

Meter
C. M.

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Come, Holy Spirit, heav'nly Dove,//˘/˘/˘/8A
With all thy quick'ning powers;˘//??/6B*
Kindle a flame of sacred love/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
In these cold hearts of ours.˘˘//˘/6B

Verse 2

O raise our thoughts from things below,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
From vanities and toys;˘/˘˘˘/6B
Then shall we with fresh courage go/˘˘˘//˘/8A
To reach eternal joys.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Awake our souls to joyful songs,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And let pure devotion rise;˘//˘/˘/7B
Till praise employs our thankful tongues,//˘/˘/˘/8C
And sound forever dies.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Father, we wait to feel thee live/˘˘/˘///8A
At this poor, dying rate,˘˘//˘/6B
To find our bliss from thee we give,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
For thine to us is great.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 5

Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly Dove,//˘/˘/˘/8A*
With all thy quick'ning powers;˘//??/6B*
Come, shed abroad a Saviour's love,//˘/˘/˘/8A
And feed all mortal hours.˘///˘/6B

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.