Hymns and Tunes 1886 152
'Tis God's own Spirit leads
Words: James Montgomery
1'Tis God's own Spirit leads
In paths before unknown;
The work of grace upon it feeds,
The strength is all his own.
2Supported by his grace,
We still pursue our way;
And hope at last to reach the prize,
Secure in endless day.
3'Tis he that works to will,
He bids our works to do;
His is the power by which we act,
His be the glory too.
- Words
- James Montgomery
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 62% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
'Tis God's own Spirit leads////˘/6A
In paths before unknown;˘/˘/˘/6B
The work of grace upon it feeds,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
The strength is all his own.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
Supported by his grace,˘/˘˘˘/6A
We still pursue our way;˘/˘//˘/7B
And hope at last to reach the prize,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Secure in endless day.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
'Tis he that works to will,/˘˘/˘˘6A
He bids our works to do;˘//˘/˘˘7B
His is the power by which we act,˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘/9C
His be the glory too.˘˘˘/˘/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.