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Hymns and Tunes 1886 163

Holy Spirit, source of gladness

Words: Anon130, 41, 62

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1Holy Spirit, source of gladness,
Shine amid the clouds of night;
O'er our weakened hearts and sadness
Breathe thy life and shed thy light;

2Send us thine illumination;
Banish all our fears at length;
Read from thy congregation,
Spirit of unfailing strength.

3Let that love which knows no measure
Now in quickening showers descend,
Bringing us the richest treasure
Man can wish or God can send.

4Hear our earnest supplication;
Every struggling heart release;
Heal from this congregation,
Spirit of eternal peace.

Words
Anon
Meter
130, 41, 62

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The verse

Meter
8.7.9.7 · the hymnal prints 130, 41, 62
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 55% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Holy Spirit, source of gladness,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Shine amid the clouds of night;/˘/˘/˘/7B
O'er our weakened hearts and sadness//˘/˘/˘/˘9C
Breathe thy life and shed thy light;///˘///7B

Verse 2

Send us thine illumination;/˘///˘/˘8A
Banish all our fears at length;/˘//˘/˘/8B
Read from thy congregation,/˘//˘/˘7A
Spirit of unfailing strength./˘˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

Let that love which knows no measure/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Now in quickening showers descend,/˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B
Bringing us the richest treasure/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
Man can wish or God can send./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

Hear our earnest supplication;//˘/˘????9A
Every struggling heart release;/˘˘/˘˘/˘/9B
Heal from this congregation,/˘˘/˘/˘7C
Spirit of eternal peace./˘˘˘/˘/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.