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Millennial Harp 117

Hover O'er Me, Holy Spirit

Words: Elwood H. StokesMusic: John R. SweneyTune: FILL ME NOW8.7.8.7. with Refrain

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1Hover o'er me, Holy Spirit, Bathe my trembling heart and brow; Fill me with Thy hallowed presence, Come, O come and fill me now.

RefrainFill me now, fill me now, Jesus, come and fill me now. Fill me with Thy hallowed presence, Come, O come and fill me now.

2Thou canst fill me, gracious Spirit, Though I cannot tell Thee how; But I need Thee, greatly need Thee, Come, O come and fill me now.

3I am weakness, full of weakness, At Thy sacred feet I bow; Bless divine, the soul that trusteth, Fill with love, and fill me now.

4Cleanse and comfort, bless and save me, Bathe, O bathe my heart and brow; Thou art comforting and saving, Thou art sweetly filling now.

The verse

Meter
31 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7. with Refrain
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 77% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB

Could also be sung to Precious Name, Hanson Place, Trust in Jesus · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Hover o'er me, Holy Spirit, Bathe my trembling heart and brow; Fill me with Thy hallowed presence, Come, O come and fill me now./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/31A

Verse 2

Thou canst fill me, gracious Spirit,///˘/˘/˘8A
Though I cannot tell Thee how;/˘/˘///7B
But I need Thee, greatly need Thee,˘˘///˘//8C
Come, O come and fill me now./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

I am weakness, full of weakness,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
At Thy sacred feet I bow;˘//˘/˘/7B
Bless divine, the soul that trusteth,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Fill with love, and fill me now./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

Cleanse and comfort, bless and save me,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Bathe, O bathe my heart and brow;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Thou art comforting and saving,///˘˘˘/˘8C
Thou art sweetly filling now.///˘/˘/7B

Refrain

Fill me now, fill me now, Jesus, come and fill me now. Fill me with Thy hallowed presence, Come, O come and fill me now./˘//˘//˘/˘/˘//˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/28A

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.