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Millennial Harp 119

Sweet, Sweet Spirit

Words: Doris AkersMusic: Doris AkersTune: SWEET, SWEET SPIRITIrregular

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1There's a sweet, sweet spirit in this place, And I know that it's the spirit of the Lord; There are sweet expressions on each face, And I know they feel the presence of the Lord.

RefrainSweet Holy Spirit, Sweet Heavenly Dove, Stay right here with us Filling us with Your love, And for these blessings we lift our hearts in praise, Without a doubt we'll know that we have been revived When we shall leave this place.

2There are blessings you cannot receive Till you know Him in His fullness and believe; You're the one to profit when you say, "I am going to walk with Jesus all the way."

The verse

Meter
40
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 35% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

There's a sweet, sweet spirit in this place, And I know that it's the spirit of the Lord; There are sweet expressions on each face, And I know they feel the presence of the Lord./˘///˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/40A

Verse 2

There are blessings you cannot receive Till you know Him in His fullness and believe; You're the one to profit when you say, "I am going to walk with Jesus all the way."/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/41A

Refrain

Sweet Holy Spirit, Sweet Heavenly Dove, Stay right here with us Filling us with Your love, And for these blessings we lift our hearts in praise, Without a doubt we'll know that we have been revived When we shall leave this place.//˘/˘//˘˘////˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/51A

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.