Hymns and Tunes 1886 475
Command thy blessing from above
Words: James Montgomery
1Command thy blessing from above,
O God, on all assembled here;
Behold us with a Father's love,
While we look up with filial fear.
2Command thy blessing, Jesus, Lord!
May we thy true disciples be;
Speak to each heart the mighty word,—
Say to the weakest, 'Follow me.'
3Command thy blessing in this hour,
Spirit of truth! and fill the place
With wounding and with healing power,
With quickening and confirming grace.
- Words
- James Montgomery
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.9
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
Command thy blessing from above,˘///˘˘˘/8A
O God, on all assembled here;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Behold us with a Father's love,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
While we look up with filial fear./˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B
Verse 2
Command thy blessing, Jesus, Lord!˘///˘/˘/8A
May we thy true disciples be;˘˘//˘/˘˘8B
Speak to each heart the mighty word,—/˘//˘/˘/8C
Say to the weakest, 'Follow me.'/˘˘/˘/˘˘8B
Verse 3
Command thy blessing in this hour,˘///˘˘˘/˘9A
Spirit of truth! and fill the place/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
With wounding and with healing power,˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘9A
With quickening and confirming grace.˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/9B
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.