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Hymns and Tunes 1886 7

Again our earthly cares we leave

Music: Francis J. HaydnTune: ManoahC.M.

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1Again our earthly cares we leave,
And to Thy courts repair;
Again with joyful feet we haste,
To meet our Saviour there.

2Great Shepherd of thy people, here
Thy presence we implore;
We bow within thy house of prayer;
O give thy blessing more.

3The clouds which veil thee from our sight,
In pity, Lord, remove;
Dispose our minds to hear aright
The message of thy love.

4The feeling heart, the melting eye,
The humble mind, bestow;
And shine upon us from above,
To make our graces grow.

Tune
Manoah
Meter
C.M.

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 77% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Ortonville, Cantate Domino, Christmas · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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Verse 1

Again our earthly cares we leave,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And to Thy courts repair;˘˘//˘/6B
Again with joyful feet we haste,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
To meet our Saviour there.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Great Shepherd of thy people, here//˘˘//˘/8A
Thy presence we implore;//˘˘//6B
We bow within thy house of prayer;˘/˘///˘/8C
O give thy blessing more.˘///˘/6B

Verse 3

The clouds which veil thee from our sight,˘/˘//˘˘/8A
In pity, Lord, remove;˘/˘/˘/6B
Dispose our minds to hear aright˘/˘/˘/??8C
The message of thy love.˘/˘˘//6D

Verse 4

The feeling heart, the melting eye,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
The humble mind, bestow;˘/˘/˘/6B
And shine upon us from above,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
To make our graces grow.˘/˘/˘/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.