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Hymns and Tunes 1886 266

Once more before we part

Words: James NaresTune: Nares. S. M.S. M.

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1Once more before we part,
We'll bless the Saviour's name;
Record his mercies, every heart;
Sing, every tongue, the same.

2Lord, in thy name we came,
Thy blessing still impart;
We met in Jesus' sacred name,
In Jesus' name we part.

3May we receive his word,
And feed thereon, and grow;
Go on to seek and know the Lord,
And practice what we know.

4Soon shall we hear him say,
'Ye blessed children, come!'
Soon will he call us hence away
To our eternal home.

5There shall each raptured tongue
His endless praise proclaim,
And sweeter voices tune the song
Of Moses and the Lamb.

Meter
S. M.

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The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Once more before we part,//˘/˘/6A
We'll bless the Saviour's name;//˘/˘/6B
Record his mercies, every heart;˘/˘///˘/8A
Sing, every tongue, the same.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Lord, in thy name we came,/˘//˘/6A
Thy blessing still impart;//˘///6B
We met in Jesus' sacred name,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
In Jesus' name we part.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

May we receive his word,˘˘˘/˘/6A
And feed thereon, and grow;˘/˘/˘/6B
Go on to seek and know the Lord,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
And practice what we know.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 4

Soon shall we hear him say,/˘˘/˘/6A
'Ye blessed children, come!'///˘/5B
Soon will he call us hence away/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
To our eternal home.˘˘˘/˘/6C

Verse 5

There shall each raptured tongue/˘//˘/6A
His endless praise proclaim,˘/˘/˘/6B
And sweeter voices tune the song˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Of Moses and the Lamb.˘/˘˘˘/6D

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.