Hymns and Tunes 1886 44
LORD of heaven and earth and ocean
162, 277, 82
1LORD of heaven and earth and ocean,
Hear us from thy bright abode,
While our hearts, with true devotion,
Own their great and gracious God.
2Now with joy we come before thee,
Seek thy face and find thy grace;
Lord of life, of light and glory,
O, accept the praise we bring!
3Health, and every needful blessing,
Unto us are daily shown;
And with joy thy love confessing,
Now we bend before thy throne.
- Meter
- 162, 277, 82
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The verse
- Meter
- 9.7.9.7 · the hymnal prints 162, 277, 82
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 57% of beats fit
- Rhyme
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Verse 1
LORD of heaven and earth and ocean,/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9A
Hear us from thy bright abode,/˘˘//˘/7B
While our hearts, with true devotion,//˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Own their great and gracious God./˘/˘/˘/7C
Verse 2
Now with joy we come before thee,/˘/˘/˘//8A
Seek thy face and find thy grace;///˘///7B
Lord of life, of light and glory,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
O, accept the praise we bring!˘˘/˘/˘/7D
Verse 3
Health, and every needful blessing,/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9A
Unto us are daily shown;/˘˘˘/˘/7B
And with joy thy love confessing,˘˘///˘/˘8A
Now we bend before thy throne./˘/˘///7B
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.