Hymns and Tunes 1886 271
Gracious God, ere we part
Words: Mrs. L. D. A. Stutler
1Gracious God, ere we part
Give us thy Spirit,
And as children of thine
May we inherit
That land of light and joy
Where sin can ne'er annoy,
And peace without alloy
Reigneth forever.
2There shall saints ever dwell,
Free from all sorrow,
In that home of delight,
On that blest morrow.
Lord fill us with thy grace,
And give us each a place,
Where we may see thy face,
Glorified ever.
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The verse
- Meter
- 6.5.6.5.6.6.6.5
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 44% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCDEEEF
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Verse 1
Gracious God, ere we part/˘//˘/6A
Give us thy Spirit,/˘//˘5B
And as children of thine˘˘/˘˘/6C
May we inherit˘˘//˘5D
That land of light and joy˘/˘/˘/6E
Where sin can ne'er annoy,//˘/˘/6E
And peace without alloy˘/˘///6E
Reigneth forever./˘˘/˘5F
Verse 2
There shall saints ever dwell,/˘//˘/6A
Free from all sorrow,/˘//˘5B
In that home of delight,˘˘/˘˘/6C
On that blest morrow.˘˘//˘5B
Lord fill us with thy grace,//˘˘//6D
And give us each a place,˘/˘/˘/6D
Where we may see thy face,/˘˘///6D
Glorified ever./˘//˘5E
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.