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Hymns and Tunes 1886 160

Come, divine and peaceful Guest

Words: Charles Wesley

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1Come, divine and peaceful Guest,
Enter each devoted breast;
Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,
Kindle there the gospel fire.

2God, the everlasting God,
Makes with mortals his abode;
Whom the heavens cannot contain,
He vouchsafes to dwell in man.

3Never will he thence depart,
Inmate of a humble heart;
Carrying on his work within,
Striving till he cast out sin.

4Crown the amazing work of grace,
Principal and Lord of life;
Life divine in us renew,
Thou the Gift and Giver too!

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The verse

Meter
7.7.8.8
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 61% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Come, divine and peaceful Guest,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Enter each devoted breast;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Holy Ghost, our hearts inspire,/˘//˘///8B
Kindle there the gospel fire./˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Verse 2

God, the everlasting God,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Makes with mortals his abode;/˘/˘˘˘/7B
Whom the heavens cannot contain,˘˘/˘/˘˘/8C
He vouchsafes to dwell in man.˘???˘/˘/8D

Verse 3

Never will he thence depart,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Inmate of a humble heart;//˘˘/˘/7A
Carrying on his work within,/˘˘˘˘/˘/8B
Striving till he cast out sin./˘/˘///7B

Verse 4

Crown the amazing work of grace,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Principal and Lord of life;/˘˘˘/˘/7B
Life divine in us renew,/˘/˘˘˘/7C
Thou the Gift and Giver too!/˘/˘/˘/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.