Hymns and Tunes 1886 282
Thy love some gracious token
Words: UnknownTune: Gracious TokenP. M.
1Thy love some gracious token
Give, Grant us, Lord, before we go;
Please the word which has been spoken,
Into and pardon all bestow.
2Then, O Lord of mercy, hear us,
Guard our souls from every foe;
In all peril be thou near us,
In our weakness, strength bestow.
God of Israel, be our stay
While we tread life's rugged way;
Nor forsake us,
Till thou take us,
To thyself to dwell with thee,
Through a bright eternity.
- Words
- Unknown
- Tune
- Gracious Token
- Meter
- P. M.
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.8.8.8
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 42% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
Thy love some gracious token////˘/˘7A
Give, Grant us, Lord, before we go;//˘/˘/˘/8B
Please the word which has been spoken,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
Into and pardon all bestow./˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Verse 2
Then, O Lord of mercy, hear us,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Guard our souls from every foe;//˘/˘/˘˘/9B
In all peril be thou near us,˘//˘˘//˘8A
In our weakness, strength bestow.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
God of Israel, be our stay/˘/˘˘˘/˘/9C
While we tread life's rugged way;/˘///˘/7C
Nor forsake us,˘˘/˘4A
Till thou take us,///˘4A
To thyself to dwell with thee,˘//˘/˘/7D
Through a bright eternity./˘/˘/˘˘7E
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.