Hymns for Second Advent Believers 91
Now We Have Met
1NOW we have met in Jesus' name,
To glorify our Lord we aim:
We strive each duty to fulfill,
With anxious hearts to do his will.
2We've met in love and holy fear;
To hear the happy saints declare
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.9.8.8
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 60% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
NOW we have met in Jesus' name,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
To glorify our Lord we aim:˘/˘//˘/˘/9A
We strive each duty to fulfill,˘///˘˘˘/8B
With anxious hearts to do his will.˘/˘/˘˘˘˘8B
Verse 2
We've met in love and holy fear;//˘/˘/˘/8A
To hear the happy saints declare˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
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.