Hymns and Tunes 1886 478
Whenever two or three may meet
Words: Thomas Hastings
1Whenever two or three may meet
To worship in thy name,
As they approach thy mercy-seat,
Thy promise they may claim.
2Jesus in love will condescend
To bless the hallowed place;
The Saviour will himself attend,
And show his smiling face.
3O blest assurance! gracious Lord,
Thou Fountain of peace and love!
Fulfil to us thy precious word,
Thy loving-kindness prove.
- Words
- Thomas Hastings
- Scripture
- Matthew 18:20
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 57% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Whenever two or three may meet˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
To worship in thy name,˘/˘˘//6B
As they approach thy mercy-seat,˘˘˘//???8C
Thy promise they may claim.//˘˘˘/6B
Verse 2
Jesus in love will condescend/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
To bless the hallowed place;˘/˘/˘/6B
The Saviour will himself attend,˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/9A
And show his smiling face.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
O blest assurance! gracious Lord,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Thou Fountain of peace and love!//˘˘/˘/7B
Fulfil to us thy precious word,˘/˘˘//˘/8C
Thy loving-kindness prove./????/6D
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.