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SDA Hymnal 259

Draw Us in the Spirit's Tether

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1Draw us in the Spirit's tether,
For when humbly in Thy name
Two or three are met together,
Thou art in the midst of them;

RefrainAlleluia! Alleluia!
Touch we now Thy garment's hem.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
So knit Thou our friendship up.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
We will serve Thee faithfully.

2As the brethren used to gather
In the name of Christ to sup,
Then with thanks to God the Father
Break the bread and bless the cup.

3All our meals and all our living
Make as sacraments of Thee,
That by caring, helping, giving,
We may true disciples be.

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Also sung to: Union Seminary (Millennial Harp #116)
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The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 65% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAC

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Verse 1

Draw us in the Spirit's tether,/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A

For when humbly in Thy name˘//˘˘//7B

Two or three are met together,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Thou art in the midst of them;//˘˘/˘˘7C

Verse 2

As the brethren used to gather˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

In the name of Christ to sup,˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Then with thanks to God the Father/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Break the bread and bless the cup./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

All our meals and all our living//˘/˘//˘/˘10A

Make as sacraments of Thee,/˘/˘˘˘/7B

That by caring, helping, giving,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

We may true disciples be.˘˘/˘/˘˘7B

Refrain

Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Touch we now Thy garment's hem./˘///˘/7B

Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

So knit Thou our friendship up.˘///˘/˘˘8C

Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

We will serve Thee faithfully.˘˘///˘˘7D

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.