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Hymns for God’s Peculiar People 27

Farewell

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1Be perfect—holiness persue;
In love be sure to dwell,
And God through Christ will comfort you,
So brethren all farewell.

2Be of one mind—give God your hearts;
And of his mercies tell,
Which he, through grace, to you imparts,
So brethren all farewell.

3Now live in peace and holy fear
In love strive to excel;
For Christ our King will soon appear,
So brethren all farewell.

4The God of love and peace adore,
And on his mercy dwell,
We hope to meet on Canaan's shore,
So brethren all farewell.

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Also sung to: Rose. C. M. (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #264)
Meter: [unclear]
Scripture: 2 Cor 13:11; 1 Pet 1:15-16; Phil 2:2

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The verse

Meter: 7.6.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 60% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

Be perfect—holiness persue;˘˘//˘˘?7A

In love be sure to dwell,˘/˘/˘/6B

And God through Christ will comfort you,˘///˘/˘˘8C

So brethren all farewell.˘/˘///6B

Verse 2

Be of one mind—give God your hearts;˘˘////˘/8A

And of his mercies tell,˘˘˘///6B

Which he, through grace, to you imparts,˘˘//˘˘//8A

So brethren all farewell.˘/˘///6B

Verse 3

Now live in peace and holy fear//˘/˘/˘/8A

In love strive to excel;˘//˘˘/6B

For Christ our King will soon appear,˘//˘/˘/˘/9A

So brethren all farewell.˘/˘///6B

Verse 4

The God of love and peace adore,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

And on his mercy dwell,˘˘˘/˘/6B

We hope to meet on Canaan's shore,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

So brethren all farewell.˘/˘///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.