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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 15

Farewell

1BE perfect–holiness pursue;
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.

Also sung to: Rose. C. M. (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #264)

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The verse

Meter: 8.6.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 60% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

BE perfect–holiness pursue;˘˘//˘˘˘/8A

In love be sure to dwell,˘/˘/˘/6B

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

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.