Hymns and Tunes 1886 281
God of our salvation, hear us
Words: P. K. Bellon
1God of our salvation, hear us;
Bless, O bless us, ere we go;
When we leave this world to cheer us,
Lest we faint and careless grow.
2May we live in view of heaven,
Where we hope to see thy face;
Let thy Spirit's light be given,
All our hidden paths to trace.
3As our steps are drawing nearer
To the place we call our home,
May our view of heaven grow clearer,
Hope more bright of joys to come.
- Words
- P. K. Bellon
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 9.7.8.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 47% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
God of our salvation, hear us;/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9A
Bless, O bless us, ere we go;/˘/˘/˘/7B
When we leave this world to cheer us,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Lest we faint and careless grow./˘/˘/˘/7B
Verse 2
May we live in view of heaven,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Where we hope to see thy face;/˘/˘///7B
Let thy Spirit's light be given,///˘/˘/˘8C
All our hidden paths to trace.//˘/˘/˘/8B
Verse 3
As our steps are drawing nearer˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9A
To the place we call our home,˘˘/˘//˘/8B
May our view of heaven grow clearer,˘/˘/˘/˘//˘10A
Hope more bright of joys to come.///˘/˘/7C
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.