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SDA Hymnal 15

My Maker and My King

Words: Charles WesleyMusic: Joseph BarnbyTune: Laudes Domini6.6.8.6

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1My Maker and my King,
To Thee my all I owe;
Thy sovereign bounty is the spring
Whence all my blessings flow;

2The creature of Thy hand,
On Thee alone I live;
My God, Thy benefits demand
More praise than I can give.

3Lord, what can I impart
When all is Thine before?
Thy love demands a thankful heart—
The gift, alas! how poor.

4O! let Thy grace inspire
My soul with strength divine;
Let every word and each desire
And all my days be Thine.

Also sung to
El Kader (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #85)
Meter
6.6.8.6
Scripture
1 Chronicles 29:14; Romans 11:36; Psalm 116:12

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The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAC
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

My Maker and my King,˘/˘˘˘/6A
To Thee my all I owe;˘/˘/˘/6B
Thy sovereign bounty is the spring//˘/˘˘˘/8A
Whence all my blessings flow;//˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

The creature of Thy hand,˘/˘˘//6A
On Thee alone I live;˘/˘/˘/6B
My God, Thy benefits demand˘///˘˘˘/8A
More praise than I can give.//˘˘˘/6C

Verse 3

Lord, what can I impart/˘˘˘//6A
When all is Thine before?//˘/˘/6B
Thy love demands a thankful heart—//˘/˘/˘/8A
The gift, alas! how poor.˘/˘///6C

Verse 4

O! let Thy grace inspire˘/////6A
My soul with strength divine;˘/˘/˘/6B
Let every word and each desire//˘/˘/˘/˘9C
And all my days be Thine.˘/˘/˘/6B

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.