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Hymns and Tunes 1886 151

Come, Holy Spirit, come

Words: Joseph HartMusic: Lowell MasonTune: BoylstonS. M.

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1Come, Holy Spirit, come,
Let thy bright beams arise;
Dispel the sorrow from our minds,
The darkness from our eyes.

2Convince us all of sin,
Then lead to Jesus' blood,
And to our wondering view reveal
The mercies of our God.

3Revive our drooping faith,
Our doubts and fears remove,
And kindle in our breasts the flame
Of never-dying love.

4'Tis thine to cleanse the heart,
To sanctify the soul,
To pour fresh life in every part,
And new-create the whole.

5Come, Holy Spirit, come,
Our minds from bondage free;
Then shall we know, and praise, and love,
The Father, Son, and thee.

Meter
S. M.

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The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Come, Holy Spirit, come,//˘/˘/6A
Let thy bright beams arise;////˘/6B
Dispel the sorrow from our minds,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
The darkness from our eyes.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 2

Convince us all of sin,˘/˘/˘/6A
Then lead to Jesus' blood,//˘/˘/6B
And to our wondering view reveal˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/9C
The mercies of our God.˘//˘˘/6D

Verse 3

Revive our drooping faith,˘/˘/˘/6A
Our doubts and fears remove,˘/˘/˘/6B
And kindle in our breasts the flame˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
Of never-dying love.˘???/5D

Verse 4

'Tis thine to cleanse the heart,//˘/˘/6A
To sanctify the soul,˘/˘˘˘/6B
To pour fresh life in every part,˘///˘/˘/8A
And new-create the whole.˘??˘/5B

Verse 5

Come, Holy Spirit, come,//˘/˘/6A
Our minds from bondage free;˘/˘/˘/6B
Then shall we know, and praise, and love,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
The Father, Son, and thee.˘/˘/˘/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.