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Millennial Harp 122

Breathe on Me, Breath of God

Words: Edwin HatchMusic: Robert JacksonTune: TRENTHAMS.M.

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1Breathe on me, Breath of God, Fill me with life anew, That I may love what Thou dost love, And do what Thou wouldst do.

2Breathe on me, Breath of God, Until my heart is pure, Until with Thee I will one will, To do and to endure.

3Breathe on me, Breath of God, Till I am wholly Thine, Until this earthly part of me Glows with Thy fire divine.

4Breathe on me, Breath of God, So shall I never die, But live with Thee the perfect life Of Thine eternity.

Meter
S.M.

The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Breathe on me, Breath of God,/˘˘/˘/6A
Fill me with life anew,/˘˘/˘/6B
That I may love what Thou dost love,˘˘˘/˘///8C
And do what Thou wouldst do.˘˘˘//˘6B

Verse 2

Breathe on me, Breath of God,/˘˘/˘/6A
Until my heart is pure,˘/˘/˘/6B
Until with Thee I will one will,˘/˘/˘˘/˘8C
To do and to endure.˘˘˘˘˘/6B

Verse 3

Breathe on me, Breath of God, Till I am wholly Thine, Until this earthly part of me Glows with Thy fire divine./˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/27A

Verse 4

Breathe on me, Breath of God,/˘˘/˘/6A
So shall I never die,˘˘˘/˘/6B
But live with Thee the perfect life˘/˘/˘˘//8C
Of Thine eternity.˘/˘/˘˘6D

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.