Hymns and Tunes 1886 85
My Maker and my King
Words: Anne SteeleTune: El KaderS.M.
1My Maker and my King,
To thee my all I owe;
Thy sovereign bounty is the spring
Whence all my blessings flow.
2The creature of thy hand,
On thee alone I live;
My God, thy benefits demand
More praise than I can give.
3Lord, what can I impart
When all is thine before?
Thy love demands a thankful heart;
The gift, alas! how poor.
4O! let thy grace inspire
My soul with strength divine;
Let every word and each desire
And all my days be thine.
- Words
- Anne Steele
- Tune
- El Kader
- Also sung to
- Laudes Domini (SDA Hymnal #15)
- Meter
- S.M.
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.8.6 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAC
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
My Maker and my King,˘/˘˘˘/6A
To thee my all I owe;˘/˘/˘/6B
Thy sovereign bounty is the spring//˘/˘˘˘/8A
Whence all my blessings flow.//˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
The creature of thy hand,˘/˘˘//6A
On thee alone I live;˘/˘/˘/6B
My God, thy benefits demand˘///˘˘˘/8A
More praise than I can give.//˘˘˘/6C
Verse 3
Lord, what can I impart/˘˘˘//6A
When all is thine before?//˘/˘/6B
Thy love demands a thankful heart;//˘/˘/˘/8A
The gift, alas! how poor.˘/˘///6C
Verse 4
O! let thy grace inspire˘/////6A
My soul with strength divine;˘/˘/˘/6B
Let every word and each desire//˘/˘/˘/˘9C
And all my days be thine.˘/˘/˘/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.