Hymns and Tunes 1886 153
Come, Spirit, source of light
Words: Anon
1Come, Spirit, source of light,
Thy grace is unconditional;
Dispel the gloomy shades of night,
The darkness of the mind.
2Now to our eyes display
The truth thy words reveal;
Cause us to walk the heavenly way,
Delighting in thy will.
3Thy teachings make us know
The mysteries of thy love;
The vanity of things below,
The joy of things above.
- Words
- Anon
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The verse
- Meter
- 6.8.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 56% of beats fit
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Verse 1
Come, Spirit, source of light,//˘/˘/6A
Thy grace is unconditional;//˘/˘/˘˘8B
Dispel the gloomy shades of night,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
The darkness of the mind.˘/˘˘˘/6C
Verse 2
Now to our eyes display/˘/˘/˘/7A
The truth thy words reveal;˘///˘/6B
Cause us to walk the heavenly way,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9A
Delighting in thy will.˘/˘˘/˘6C
Verse 3
Thy teachings make us know//˘/˘/6A
The mysteries of thy love;˘/˘˘˘//7B
The vanity of things below,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
The joy of things above.˘/˘/˘/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.