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Hymns and Tunes 1886 28

WHAT shall I render to my God

201, 7, 640

1WHAT shall I render to my God
For all his kindness shown?
My feet shall visit thine abode,
My vows shall be thy own.

2Among the saints who fill thy house
My offering shall be paid;
There shall my zeal perform the vows
My soul in anguish made.

3How much is mercy thy delight,
Thou ever-blessed God!
How dear thy servants in thy sight!
How precious is their blood!

4How happy all thy servants are!
How great thy grace to me!
My life, which thou hast made thy care,
Lord, I devote to thee.

Meter: 201, 7, 640

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The verse

Meter: 8.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 201, 7, 640
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 61% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

WHAT shall I render to my God˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8A

For all his kindness shown?˘/˘/˘/6B

My feet shall visit thine abode,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

My vows shall be thy own.˘/˘˘//6B

Verse 2

Among the saints who fill thy house˘/˘/˘///8A

My offering shall be paid;˘/˘˘˘˘/7B

There shall my zeal perform the vows/˘˘/˘/˘/8C

My soul in anguish made.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

How much is mercy thy delight,//˘/˘/˘/8A

Thou ever-blessed God!/????/6B

How dear thy servants in thy sight!////˘˘//8A

How precious is their blood!//˘˘˘/6C

Verse 4

How happy all thy servants are!//˘///˘˘8A

How great thy grace to me!////˘˘6B

My life, which thou hast made thy care,˘/˘/////8C

Lord, I devote to thee./˘˘/˘/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.