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Hymns and Tunes 1886 283

Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing

Words: Fawcett & KellyMusic: SicilianTune: Sicily8s & 7s. 6L.

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1Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing,
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace;
O refresh us,
Traveling through this wilderness!

2Thanks we give, and adoration,
For thy gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound;
May thy presence
With us evermore be found.

3While our days on earth are lengthened,
May we give them, Lord, to thee;
Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened,
May we run, nor weary be,
Till thy glory
Without clouds in heaven we see.

Tune
Sicily
Also sung to
Italian Hymn (Church Hymnal #33); Dulcina (Christ in Song #299)

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
8.8.8.7.4.8 · the hymnal prints 8s & 7s. 6L.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 47% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Lord, dismiss us with thy blessing,/˘/˘˘//˘8A
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;//˘/˘/˘/8B
Let us each, thy love possessing,/˘///˘/˘8A
Triumph in redeeming grace;/˘˘˘/˘/7C
O refresh us,˘˘/˘4D
Traveling through this wilderness!/˘˘/˘/˘˘8E

Verse 2

Thanks we give, and adoration,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
For thy gospel's joyful sound;˘//˘/˘/7B
May the fruits of thy salvation˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
In our hearts and lives abound;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
May thy presence˘//˘4C
With us evermore be found.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

While our days on earth are lengthened,//˘/˘/˘/˘9A
May we give them, Lord, to thee;˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Cheered by hope, and daily strengthened,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
May we run, nor weary be,˘˘/˘/˘˘7B
Till thy glory///˘4C
Without clouds in heaven we see.˘//˘/˘˘/8B

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.