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Hymns and Tunes 1886 18

In thy house, while now we sing

1In thy house, while now we sing,
Tune our hearts to heavenly King!
Then our joyful souls shall bless
Thee, the Lord, our righteousness.

2While to thee our prayers ascend,
Let thine ear in love attend;
Hear us, for thy Spirit pleads—
Hear, for Jesus intercedes.

3While we hear thy word with awe,
While we tremble at thy law,
Let thy gospel's wondrous love
Every doubt and fear remove.

4From thy house when we return,
Let our hearts within us burn,
That at evening we may say,
'We have walked with God today.'

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The verse

Meter: 7.9.8.8
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 44% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABC

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Verse 1

In thy house, while now we sing,˘////˘/7A

Tune our hearts to heavenly King!//˘/˘/˘˘/9A

Then our joyful souls shall bless//˘/˘/˘/8B

Thee, the Lord, our righteousness./˘//˘/˘˘8C

Verse 2

While to thee our prayers ascend,/˘//˘/˘/8A

Let thine ear in love attend;///˘/˘/7A

Hear us, for thy Spirit pleads—/˘˘//˘/7B

Hear, for Jesus intercedes./˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 3

While we hear thy word with awe,/˘///˘/7A

While we tremble at thy law,/˘/˘˘//7B

Let thy gospel's wondrous love///˘/˘/7C

Every doubt and fear remove./˘˘/˘/˘/8D

Verse 4

From thy house when we return,˘///˘˘/7A

Let our hearts within us burn,//˘/˘/˘/8A

That at evening we may say,˘˘/˘˘˘/7B

'We have walked with God today.'˘˘/˘/˘/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.