Hymns and Tunes 1886 275
Thou, from whom we never part
Words: Anna
1Thou, from whom we never part,
Thou, whose love is everywhere,
Thou, whose mercy fills the heart,
Listen to our closing prayer.
2Father, fill our hearts with love,
Love unfailing, full and free,
Love that no alarms can move,
Love that ever rests on thee.
- Words
- Anna
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.7.8
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 66% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Thou, from whom we never part,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Thou, whose love is everywhere,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Thou, whose mercy fills the heart,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Listen to our closing prayer./˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Verse 2
Father, fill our hearts with love,/˘//˘/˘/8A
Love unfailing, full and free,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Love that no alarms can move,/˘˘˘/˘/7C
Love that ever rests on thee./˘/˘/˘/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.