Hymns and Tunes 1886 267
Lord, in this closing hour
Words: E. T. Fitch
1Lord, in this closing hour
Establish every heart
Upon thy word of truth and power,
To keep us when we part.
2Peace to our brethren give,
Fill all our hearts with love;
In faith and patience may we live,
And seek our rest above.
3Through changes, bright or drear,
We know thy will pursue,
And toil to spread thy kingdom here
Till we its glory view.
- Words
- E. T. Fitch
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.9.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 46% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Lord, in this closing hour/˘˘/˘/˘7A
Establish every heart˘/˘/˘˘/7B
Upon thy word of truth and power,˘///˘/˘/˘9A
To keep us when we part.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
Peace to our brethren give,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Fill all our hearts with love;///˘/˘/7B
In faith and patience may we live,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
And seek our rest above.˘//˘/˘/7B
Verse 3
Through changes, bright or drear,//˘/˘?6A
We know thy will pursue,˘//˘˘/6B
And toil to spread thy kingdom here˘/˘///˘/8C
Till we its glory view./˘˘/˘/6B
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.