Hymns and Tunes 1886 258
Ere to the world again we go
1Ere to the world again we go,
To meet its cares and toil show,
Thy grace, once more, we crave;
From folly and from sin to save.
2May the great truths we here have heard,
The lessons of thy holy word,
Dwell in our inmost bosoms deep,
And all our souls from error keep.
3O may the influence of this day
Long as our memory with us stay,
And in our evening grateful prayer,
To guide us to our home above!
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- 8.7.6.8
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- trochaic (DUM-da) · 34% of beats fit
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Verse 1
Ere to the world again we go,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
To meet its cares and toil show,˘/˘/˘//7A
Thy grace, once more, we crave;////˘/6B
From folly and from sin to save.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B
Verse 2
May the great truths we here have heard,˘˘//˘/˘/8A
The lessons of thy holy word,˘/˘˘//˘/8A
Dwell in our inmost bosoms deep,/˘/˘??/˘/9B
And all our souls from error keep.˘//˘/˘/˘/9B
Verse 3
O may the influence of this day˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘/9A
Long as our memory with us stay,/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/10A
And in our evening grateful prayer,˘˘/˘/˘/˘/9B
To guide us to our home above!˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9C
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.