Hymns and Tunes 1886 157
Come, thou soul-transforming Spirit
Words: Jonathan Evans8s & 7s, 6l
1Come, thou soul-transforming Spirit,
Bless the sower and the seed;
Let each heart thy grace inherit;
Raise the weak, the hungry feed;
From the gospel
Now supply thy people's need.
2O may all enjoy the blessing
Which thy word's designed to give;
Let us all, thy love possessing,
Joyfully the truth receive,
And forever
To thy praise and glory live.
- Words
- Jonathan Evans
- Meter
- 8s & 7s, 6l
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7.4.7 · the hymnal prints 8s & 7s, 6l
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 69% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCBDB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Come, thou soul-transforming Spirit,//????/˘8A
Bless the sower and the seed;/˘/˘˘˘/7B
Let each heart thy grace inherit;///////˘8C
Raise the weak, the hungry feed;/˘/˘/˘/7B
From the gospel˘˘/˘4D
Now supply thy people's need./˘///˘/7B
Verse 2
O may all enjoy the blessing˘˘///˘/˘8A
Which thy word's designed to give;˘//˘/˘/7B
Let us all, thy love possessing,/˘///˘/˘8A
Joyfully the truth receive,/˘˘˘/˘/7C
And forever˘˘/˘4D
To thy praise and glory live.˘//˘/˘/7E
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.