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SDA Hymnal 243

King of Glory, King of Peace

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1King of glory, King of peace,
I will love Thee;
And that love may never cease,
I will move Thee.
Thou hast granted my request,
Thou hast heard me;
Thou didst note my working breast,
Thou hast spared me.

2Wherefore with my utmost art
I will sing Thee,
And the cream of all my heart
I will bring Thee.
Though my sins against me cried,
Thou didst clear me;
And alone, when they replied,
Thou didst hear me.

3Seven whole days, not one in seven,
I will praise Thee;
In my heart, though not in heav'n,
I can raise Thee.
Small it is, in this poor sort
To enroll Thee:
E'en eternity's too short
To extol Thee.

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Meter: 7.4.7.4.7.4.7.4
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 50% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABABCBCB

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Verse 1

King of glory, King of peace,/˘/˘/˘/7A

I will love Thee;˘˘//4B

And that love may never cease,˘˘/˘/˘/7A

I will move Thee.˘˘//4B

Thou hast granted my request,///˘˘˘/7C

Thou hast heard me;///˘4B

Thou didst note my working breast,///˘/˘/7C

Thou hast spared me.///˘4B

Verse 2

Wherefore with my utmost art˘/˘˘///7A

I will sing Thee,˘˘//4B

And the cream of all my heart˘˘/˘/˘/7A

I will bring Thee.˘˘//4B

Though my sins against me cried,/˘/˘/˘/7C

Thou didst clear me;///˘4B

And alone, when they replied,˘˘//˘˘/7C

Thou didst hear me.///˘4B

Verse 3

Seven whole days, not one in seven,/˘//˘/˘/˘9A

I will praise Thee;˘˘//4B

In my heart, though not in heav'n,˘˘//˘˘/7C

I can raise Thee.˘˘//4B

Small it is, in this poor sort/˘˘˘˘//7D

To enroll Thee:˘˘//4B

E'en eternity's too short??˘/˘˘//8D

To extol Thee.˘˘//4B

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.