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Hymns and Tunes 1886 158

Holy Spirit, light divine

Words: Andrew ReedMusic: Louis M. Gottschalk, arr. by E. P. ParkerTune: Mercy7s

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1Holy Spirit, light divine,
Shine upon this heart of mine;
Chase the shades of night away,
Turn my darkness into day.

2Holy Spirit, power divine,
Cleanse this guilty heart of mine;
Long has sin, without control,
Held dominion o'er my soul.

3Holy Ghost, with joy divine,
Cheer this saddened heart of mine;
Bid my many woes depart,
Heal my wounded, bleeding heart.

4Holy Spirit, all divine,
Dwell within this heart of mine;
Cast down every idol-throne,
Reign supreme, and reign alone.

Tune
Mercy
Meter
7s

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The verse

Meter
7.7.7.7 · as printed
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 98% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB

Could also be sung to Llanfair, Seymour, Alletta, Durham, Hart · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Holy Spirit, light divine,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Shine upon this heart of mine;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Chase the shades of night away,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Turn my darkness into day./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

Holy Spirit, power divine,/˘/˘/˘/7A*
Cleanse this guilty heart of mine;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Long has sin, without control,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Held dominion o'er my soul./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

Holy Ghost, with joy divine,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Cheer this saddened heart of mine;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Bid my many woes depart,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Heal my wounded, bleeding heart./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

Holy Spirit, all divine,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Dwell within this heart of mine;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Cast down every idol-throne,///˘???7B
Reign supreme, and reign alone./˘/˘/˘/7C

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.