Hymns and Tunes 1886 4
LORD, grant thy blessing here to-day
47, 64, 86
1LORD, grant thy blessing here to-day;
O give thy people joy and peace!
The tokens of thy love display,
And favor that shall never cease.
2We seek the truth which Jesus brought;
His path of righteousness we long to tread;
May here his holy word be taught,
And here the purest influence shed.
3May faith and hope and love abound,
That we may gladly cleave to thee;
And we, from day to day, be found
Children of God and heirs of heaven.
- Meter
- 47, 64, 86
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8 · the hymnal prints 47, 64, 86
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 76% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
LORD, grant thy blessing here to-day;////˘/˘/8A
O give thy people joy and peace!˘///˘/˘/8B
The tokens of thy love display,˘/˘˘//˘/8A
And favor that shall never cease.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B
Verse 2
We seek the truth which Jesus brought;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
His path of righteousness we long to tread;˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/10B
May here his holy word be taught,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And here the purest influence shed.˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9B
Verse 3
May faith and hope and love abound,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
That we may gladly cleave to thee;˘˘˘/˘/˘/8B
And we, from day to day, be found˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Children of God and heirs of heaven./˘˘/˘/˘/˘9C
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.