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Hymns and Tunes 1886 2

Father supreme, whose wondrous love

Tune: Father47, 64, 165

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1Father supreme, whose wondrous love
Our utmost thought so far exceeds,
We seek thy blessing from above,
A rich supply for all our needs.

2On thee alone our hopes we rest,
To thee alone we lift our eyes;
Regard our prayer, though unexpressed,
Accept our spirit's sacrifice.

3'T is not for present power or wealth,
Or worldly fame, we look to thee;
We ask thy gift of heavenly health,
The gift of immortality.

4Fulfill in us thy faithful word,
Through Jesus Christ our Saviour,—
Our Mercy-seat, our Righteousness,
Who lives again to die no more.

Tune
Father
Meter
47, 64, 165

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The verse

Meter
8.9.8.9 · the hymnal prints 47, 64, 165
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 43% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Father supreme, whose wondrous love/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Our utmost thought so far exceeds,/˘///˘/˘/9B
We seek thy blessing from above,˘///˘˘˘/8A
A rich supply for all our needs.˘/˘/˘//˘/9B

Verse 2

On thee alone our hopes we rest,˘/˘//˘/˘/9A
To thee alone we lift our eyes;˘/˘/˘//˘/9B
Regard our prayer, though unexpressed,˘//˘//????10C
Accept our spirit's sacrifice.˘//˘/˘/˘/9D

Verse 3

'T is not for present power or wealth,/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/10A
Or worldly fame, we look to thee;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
We ask thy gift of heavenly health,˘///˘/˘˘/9A
The gift of immortality.˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C

Verse 4

Fulfill in us thy faithful word,˘/˘˘//˘/8A
Through Jesus Christ our Saviour,—//˘//˘/˘˘9B
Our Mercy-seat, our Righteousness,/˘???/˘/˘˘10C
Who lives again to die no more.˘/˘/˘/˘/8D

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.