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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 135

LORD'S SUPPER

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1THE blest memorials of thy grief,
Thy suff'rings and thy death,
We come, dear Saviour, to receive;
But would receive with faith.

2The tokens sent us to relieve
Our spirits when they droop,
We come, dear Saviour, to receive;
But would receive with hope.

3The pledges thou wast pleased to leave,
Our mournful minds to move,
We come, dear Saviour, to receive,
But would receive with love.

4Here, in obedience to thy word,
We take the bread and wine:
The utmost we can do, dear Lord,
For all beyond is thine.

5Increase our faith and hope, and love;
Lord, give us every good:
We would thy salvation prove,
And share thy flesh and blood.

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The verse

Meter
9.6.9.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 39% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

THE blest memorials of thy grief,˘/˘/˘˘˘//9A
Thy suff'rings and thy death,/??˘//6B
We come, dear Saviour, to receive;˘///˘˘˘˘/9C
But would receive with faith.˘˘˘/˘/6D

Verse 2

The tokens sent us to relieve˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Our spirits when they droop,/˘/˘/˘/7B
We come, dear Saviour, to receive;˘///˘˘˘˘/9A
But would receive with hope.˘˘˘/˘/6C

Verse 3

The pledges thou wast pleased to leave,˘/˘/?/˘/8A
Our mournful minds to move,/˘/˘/˘/7B
We come, dear Saviour, to receive,˘///˘˘˘˘/9A
But would receive with love.˘˘˘/˘/6C

Verse 4

Here, in obedience to thy word,/˘˘/˘˘˘//9A
We take the bread and wine:˘/˘/˘/6B
The utmost we can do, dear Lord,˘//˘˘˘//8C
For all beyond is thine.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 5

Increase our faith and hope, and love;///˘/˘/˘/9A
Lord, give us every good://˘/˘˘/7B
We would thy salvation prove,˘˘/˘/˘/7C
And share thy flesh and blood.˘///˘/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.