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Hymns and Tunes 1886 164

Holy Spirit, fount of blessing

Words: Anon609, 100, 660

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1Holy Spirit, fount of blessing,
Ever watchful, ever kind;
Thy celestial aid possessing,
Prisoned souls deliverance find;

2Seal of truth, and bond of union,
Source of light, and fount of love,
Symbol of divine communion,
In the olive-bearing dove.

3Heavenly guide from paths of error,
Comforter of minds distrest,
When the billows swell with terror,
Pointing to an ark of rest;

4Promised pledge! Eternal Spirit!
Greater than all gifts below,
May our hearts thy grace inherit;
May our lips thy glories show.

Words
Anon
Meter
609, 100, 660

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The verse

Meter
8.7.8.8 · the hymnal prints 609, 100, 660
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 59% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Holy Spirit, fount of blessing,/˘/˘?˘/˘8A
Ever watchful, ever kind;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Thy celestial aid possessing,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Prisoned souls deliverance find;/˘/˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 2

Seal of truth, and bond of union,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Source of light, and fount of love,/˘/˘?˘/7B
Symbol of divine communion,/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
In the olive-bearing dove.˘˘?????/8B

Verse 3

Heavenly guide from paths of error,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Comforter of minds distrest,/˘˘˘/??7B
When the billows swell with terror,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Pointing to an ark of rest;/˘˘˘/˘/7C

Verse 4

Promised pledge! Eternal Spirit!/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Greater than all gifts below,/˘˘//˘/7B
May our hearts thy grace inherit;˘/˘/////˘9C
May our lips thy glories show.˘/˘///˘/8B

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.