Hymns and Tunes 1886 264
Be perfect to bless purpose
Tune: Rose. C. M.C. M.
1Be perfect to bless purpose; be holy and do thou go Christ with
comfort you; So, brethren, all farewell.
2Be of one mind; give God your hearts,
And of his mercies tell,
Which he through grace to you imparts;
So, brethren, all farewell.
3Now live in peace and holy fear;
In love serve one another;
For Christ, our King, will soon appear;
So, brethren, all farewell.
- Tune
- Rose. C. M.
- Meter
- C. M.
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The verse
- Meter
- 16.9 · the hymnal prints C. M.
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 47% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AB
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Verse 1
Be perfect to bless purpose; be holy and do thou go Christ with˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘///˘16A
comfort you; So, brethren, all farewell./˘˘˘/˘///9B
Verse 2
Be of one mind; give God your hearts,˘˘////˘/8A
And of his mercies tell,˘˘˘///6B
Which he through grace to you imparts;˘˘//˘˘//8A
So, brethren, all farewell.˘/˘///6B
Verse 3
Now live in peace and holy fear;//˘/˘/˘/8A
In love serve one another;˘///˘/˘7B
For Christ, our King, will soon appear;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
So, brethren, all farewell.˘/˘///6C
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.