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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 134

LORD'S SUPPER

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1WITH Jesus in our midst
We gather round the board;
Though many, we are one in Christ,
One body in the Lord.

2Our sins were laid on him
When bruised on Calvary;
For us he died and rose again,
A pledge of victory.

3Faith eats the bread of life,
And drinks the living wine;
Thus we, in love together knit,
On Jesus' breast recline.

4Soon shall the night be gone,
And we with Jesus reign;
The marriage supper of the Lamb
Shall banish every pain.

5Then let our powers unite,
His glorious name to raise;
And holy joy fill every mind,
And every voice be praise.

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The verse

Meter
7.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 50% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

WITH Jesus in our midst˘/˘˘/˘/7A
We gather round the board;˘/˘/˘/6B
Though many, we are one in Christ,//˘˘˘/˘/8C
One body in the Lord.//˘˘˘/6B

Verse 2

Our sins were laid on him/˘/˘/˘˘7A
When bruised on Calvary;//˘/˘˘6B
For us he died and rose again,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C
A pledge of victory.˘/˘/˘˘6D

Verse 3

Faith eats the bread of life,//˘/˘/6A
And drinks the living wine;˘/˘/˘/6B
Thus we, in love together knit,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
On Jesus' breast recline.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Soon shall the night be gone,/˘˘/˘/6A
And we with Jesus reign;˘˘˘/˘/6B
The marriage supper of the Lamb˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
Shall banish every pain.˘/˘/˘˘/7B

Verse 5

Then let our powers unite,///˘/˘//8A
His glorious name to raise;˘/˘˘/˘/7B
And holy joy fill every mind,˘/˘///˘˘/9C
And every voice be praise.˘/˘˘/˘/7B

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.