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Millennial Harp 120

Fire of God, Thou Sacred Flame

Words: Albert F. BaylyMusic: Louis BourgeoisTune: COMMANDMENTS7.7.7.7

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1Fire of God, Thou sacred flame, Spirit who in splendor came, Let Thy heat my soul refine Till it glows with love divine.

2Breath of God, that swept in power In the pentecostal hour, Holy Breath, be Thou in me Source of vital energy.

3Strength of God, Thy might within Conquers sorrow, pain, and sin; Fortify from e'vil's art All the gateways of my heart.

4Truth of God, Thy piercing rays Penetrate my secret ways; May the light that shines my sin Guide me to holier paths to win.

5Love of God, Thy grace profound Know neither age nor bound: Come, my heart's own guest to be, Dwell forever more in me.

Meter
7.7.7.7

The verse

Meter
29 · the hymnal prints 7.7.7.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 57% of beats fit
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Fire of God, Thou sacred flame, Spirit who in splendor came, Let Thy heat my soul refine Till it glows with love divine./˘˘///˘//˘˘˘/˘////˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 2

Breath of God, that swept in power/˘/˘/˘/7A*
In the pentecostal hour,˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Holy Breath, be Thou in me/˘/˘/˘˘7B
Source of vital energy./˘/˘/˘˘7C

Verse 3

Strength of God, Thy might within/˘//˘˘/7A
Conquers sorrow, pain, and sin;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Fortify from e'vil's art/˘/˘??/7B
All the gateways of my heart./˘//˘˘/7B

Verse 4

Truth of God, Thy piercing rays Penetrate my secret ways; May the light that shines my sin Guide me to holier paths to win./˘///˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘/30A

Verse 5

Love of God, Thy grace profound Know neither age nor bound: Come, my heart's own guest to be, Dwell forever more in me./˘///˘///˘/˘//˘///˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘27A

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.