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Hymns and Tunes 1886 477

Grant me within thy courts a place

Words: James Montgomery

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1Grant me within thy courts a place,
Among thy saints a seat,
Forever to behold thy face,
And worship at thy feet.

2Here in my earthly temple dwelling,
When storms of trouble blow,
And in thy tabernacle hide,
Secure from every foe.

3Here will I offer sacrifice,
When thus I hear thee speak,
My heart would leap for joy, and say,
'Thy face, Lord, will I seek.'

4Then leave me not when grief assail,
And earthly comforts flee;
When father, mother, kindred fail,
My God, remember me.

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Grant me within thy courts a place,/˘˘///˘/8A
Among thy saints a seat,˘///˘/6B
Forever to behold thy face,˘/˘˘˘///8A
And worship at thy feet.˘/˘˘//6B

Verse 2

Here in my earthly temple dwelling,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
When storms of trouble blow,//˘/˘/6B
And in thy tabernacle hide,˘˘//˘/˘/8C
Secure from every foe.˘/˘/˘˘/7B

Verse 3

Here will I offer sacrifice,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
When thus I hear thee speak,//˘///6B
My heart would leap for joy, and say,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
'Thy face, Lord, will I seek.'///˘˘/6B

Verse 4

Then leave me not when grief assail,//˘˘//˘/8A
And earthly comforts flee;˘/˘/˘/6B
When father, mother, kindred fail,//˘/˘/˘/8A
My God, remember me.˘/˘/˘˘6B

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.