Hymns and Tunes 1886 154
Blest Comforter divine
Words: Lydia H. Sigourney
1Blest Comforter divine,
Let rays of heavenly love
Amid our gloom and darkness shine,
And point our souls above.
2Tune us with gentle voice
From every sinful way,
And bid the drooping saint rejoice
Though earthly joys decay.
3By thine inspiring breath
Make every cloud of care,
And e'en the gloomy vale of death,
A smile of glory wear.
4O fill thou every heart
With love to all our race;
Great Comforter, to us impart
These blessings of thy grace.
- Words
- Lydia H. Sigourney
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 6.7.9.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 39% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
Blest Comforter divine,//˘˘˘/6A
Let rays of heavenly love//˘/˘˘/7B
Amid our gloom and darkness shine,˘//˘/˘/˘/9A
And point our souls above.˘//˘/˘/7B
Verse 2
Tune us with gentle voice/˘˘/˘/6A
From every sinful way,˘/˘˘/˘/7B
And bid the drooping saint rejoice˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Though earthly joys decay.//˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
By thine inspiring breath˘///˘/6A
Make every cloud of care,//˘˘/˘/7B
And e'en the gloomy vale of death,˘??˘/˘/˘/9A
A smile of glory wear.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 4
O fill thou every heart˘///˘˘/7A
With love to all our race;˘/˘//˘/7B
Great Comforter, to us impart//˘˘˘˘//8A
These blessings of thy grace.˘/˘˘//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.