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Hymns and Tunes 1886 272

For a season called to part

Words: John NewtonMusic: HartTune: Hart7s.

1For a season called to part,
Let us now ourselves commend
To the gracious eye and heart
Of our ever-present Friend.

2Jesus, hear our humble prayer;
Tender Shepherd of thy sheep,
Let thy mercy and thy care
All our souls in safety keep.

3In thy strength may we be strong
Sweeten every cross and pain,
And our wasting lives prolong
Till we meet on earth again.

4Then if thou thy help afford,
Joyful songs to thee shall rise,
And our souls shall praise the Lord,
Who regards our humble cries.

Words: John Newton
Music: Hart
Tune: Hart
Meter: 7s.

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The verse

Meter: 7.7.7.7 · as printed
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 78% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

Could also be sung to Llanfair, Seymour, Alletta, Durham, Mercy · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

For a season called to part,˘˘/˘/˘/7A

Let us now ourselves commend/˘/˘/˘/7B

To the gracious eye and heart˘˘/˘/˘/7A

Of our ever-present Friend.˘˘????/7B

Verse 2

Jesus, hear our humble prayer;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Tender Shepherd of thy sheep,/˘/˘˘//7B

Let thy mercy and thy care///˘˘//7A

All our souls in safety keep./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

In thy strength may we be strong˘//˘˘˘/7A

Sweeten every cross and pain,/˘/˘/˘/7B

And our wasting lives prolong˘˘/˘/˘/7A

Till we meet on earth again./˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 4

Then if thou thy help afford,/˘///˘/7A

Joyful songs to thee shall rise,/˘/˘/˘/7B

And our souls shall praise the Lord,˘˘/˘/˘/7A

Who regards our humble cries.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

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.