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SDA Hymnal 262

Sweet, Sweet Spirit

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1There's a sweet, sweet spirit in this place,
And I know that it's the spirit of the Lord;
There are sweet expressions on each face,
And I know they feel the presence of the Lord.

RefrainSweet Holy Spirit,
Sweet Heavenly Dove,
Stay right here with us
Filling us with Your love.
And for these blessings
We lift our hearts in praise.
Without a doubt we'll know
That we have been revived
When we shall leave this place.

2There are blessings you cannot receive
Till you know Him in His fullness and believe;
You're the one to profit when you say
'I am going to walk with Jesus all the way.'

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Also sung to: Sweet, Sweet Spirit (Millennial Harp #119)
Meter: [unclear]

The verse

Meter: 9.11.9.11
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 57% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

There's a sweet, sweet spirit in this place,/˘///˘˘˘/9A

And I know that it's the spirit of the Lord;˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11B

There are sweet expressions on each face,/˘/˘/˘˘//9A

And I know they feel the presence of the Lord.˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11B

Verse 2

There are blessings you cannot receive/˘/˘˘/˘˘/9A

Till you know Him in His fullness and believe;/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/11A

You're the one to profit when you say/˘/˘/˘/˘/9B

'I am going to walk with Jesus all the way.'˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/12B

Refrain

Sweet Holy Spirit,//˘/˘5A

Sweet Heavenly Dove,//˘˘/5B

Stay right here with us///˘˘5C

Filling us with Your love./˘˘˘˘/6B

And for these blessings˘˘˘/˘5D

We lift our hearts in praise.˘//˘/˘/7E

Without a doubt we'll know˘/˘///6F

That we have been revived˘˘˘˘˘/6G

When we shall leave this place./˘˘/˘/6H

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.