Hymns and Tunes 1886 90
O, bless the Lord, my soul
Tune: 161, 238, 266
1O, bless the Lord, my soul!
Let all within me join,
And aid my tongue to bless his name,
Whose favors are divine.
2O, bless the Lord, my soul!
Nor let his mercies lie
Forgotten in unthankfulness,
And without praises die.
3'Tis he forgives thy sins,
'Tis he relieves thy pain,
'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses,
And makes thee whole again.
- Tune
- 161, 238, 266
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
O, bless the Lord, my soul!˘/˘/˘/6A
Let all within me join,//˘/˘/6B
And aid my tongue to bless his name,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Whose favors are divine.˘/˘˘˘/6D
Verse 2
O, bless the Lord, my soul!˘/˘/˘/6A
Nor let his mercies lie˘/˘///6B
Forgotten in unthankfulness,˘/˘˘????8C
And without praises die.˘˘//˘/6B
Verse 3
'Tis he forgives thy sins,/˘˘///6A
'Tis he relieves thy pain,/˘˘///6B
'Tis he that heals thy sicknesses,/˘˘///˘7C
And makes thee whole again.˘///˘/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.