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Millennial Harp 121

O for That Flame of Living Fire

Words: Albert MidlaneMusic: Carl G. GläserTune: AZMON8.8.8.8

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1O for that flame of living fire Which shone so bright in saints of old; Which bade their souls to heaven aspire, Calm in distress, in danger bold!

2Where is that spirit, Lord, which dwelt In Abraham's breast, and sealed him Thine? Which made Paul's heart with sorrow melt, And glow with energy divine?

3That spirit which from age to age Proclaimed Thy love, and taught Thy ways? Brightened Isaiah's vivid page, And breathed in David's hallowed lays?

4Is not Thy grace as mighty now As when Elijah felt its power? When glory beamed from Moses' brow, Or Job endured the trying hour?

5Remember, Lord, the ancient days; Renew Thy work, Thy grace restore; And while to Thee our hearts we raise, On us Thy Holy Spirit pour.

Tune
AZMON
Also sung to
Mendon (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #140)
Meter
8.8.8.8

The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 57% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

O for that flame of living fire˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Which shone so bright in saints of old;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Which bade their souls to heaven aspire,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C*
Calm in distress, in danger bold!/˘˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

Where is that spirit, Lord, which dwelt In Abraham's breast, and sealed him Thine? Which made Paul's heart with sorrow melt, And glow with energy divine?/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/33A

Verse 3

That spirit which from age to age˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Proclaimed Thy love, and taught Thy ways?˘///˘///8B
Brightened Isaiah's vivid page,/˘//˘/˘/8A
And breathed in David's hallowed lays?˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

Is not Thy grace as mighty now˘˘//˘/˘/8A
As when Elijah felt its power?˘/˘/˘/˘/8B*
When glory beamed from Moses' brow,//˘/˘/˘/8A
Or Job endured the trying hour?˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 5

Remember, Lord, the ancient days; Renew Thy work, Thy grace restore; And while to Thee our hearts we raise, On us Thy Holy Spirit pour.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/////˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/33A

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.