Hymns and Tunes 1886 257
Bless us with thy blessing, Lord
1Bless us with thy blessing, Lord,
Help us to feed upon thy word;
All that has been amiss forgive,
And let us to thy glory live.
2Though we are guilty, thou art good;
Cleanse us from guilt through Jesus' blood;
Give every fettered soul release,
And bid us all depart in peace.
3When the Chief Shepherd shall appear,
And small and great before him stand,
O may the flock assembled here
Be with the saved at his right hand!
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- 7.8.8.8
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 48% of beats fit
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Verse 1
Bless us with thy blessing, Lord,/˘˘//˘/7A
Help us to feed upon thy word;/˘˘/˘///8B
All that has been amiss forgive,/˘˘˘˘/˘/8C
And let us to thy glory live.˘/˘˘//˘/8D
Verse 2
Though we are guilty, thou art good;/˘˘/˘///8A
Cleanse us from guilt through Jesus' blood;/˘˘///˘/8B
Give every fettered soul release,//˘˘/˘/˘/9C
And bid us all depart in peace.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Verse 3
When the Chief Shepherd shall appear,/˘//˘˘˘/8A
And small and great before him stand,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
O may the flock assembled here˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Be with the saved at his right hand!˘˘˘/˘˘//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.