Hymns and Tunes 1886 161
Holy Spirit, truth divine
Words: Samuel Longfellow
1Holy Spirit, truth divine,
Dawn upon this soul of mine;
Word of God, and inward light,
Wake my spirit, clear my sight.
2Holy Spirit, love divine,
Glow within this heart of mine;
Kindle every high desire,
Perish self in thy pure fire.
3Holy Spirit, power divine!
Fill and nerve this will of mine;
By thy law, and I shall be
Firmly bound, yet ever free.
- Words
- Samuel Longfellow
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.7.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 75% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Holy Spirit, truth divine,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Dawn upon this soul of mine;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Word of God, and inward light,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Wake my spirit, clear my sight./˘/˘/˘/7B
Verse 2
Holy Spirit, love divine,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Glow within this heart of mine;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Kindle every high desire,/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9B
Perish self in thy pure fire./˘/˘///˘8B
Verse 3
Holy Spirit, power divine!/˘/˘/˘˘/8A
Fill and nerve this will of mine;/˘/˘˘˘/7A
By thy law, and I shall be˘//˘˘˘˘7B
Firmly bound, yet ever free./˘///˘/7B
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.