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SDA Hymnal 268

Holy Spirit, Light Divine

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1Holy Spirit, light divine,
Shine upon this heart of mine;
Chase the shades of night away,
Turn my darkness into day.

2Holy Spirit, power divine,
Cleanse this guilty heart of mine;
Long has sin, without control,
Held dominion o'er my soul.

3Holy Spirit, joy divine,
Cheer this saddened heart of mine;
Bid my many woes depart,
Heal my wounded, bleeding heart.

4Holy Spirit, all divine,
Dwell within this heart of mine;
Cast down every idol throne,
Reign supreme, and reign alone.

Words: [unclear]
Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Also sung to: Mercy (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #158)
Meter: [unclear]

The verse

Meter: 7.7.7.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 90% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABB

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Verse 1

Holy Spirit, light divine,/˘/˘/˘/7A

Shine upon this heart of mine;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Chase the shades of night away,/˘/˘/˘/7B

Turn my darkness into day./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

Holy Spirit, power divine,/˘/˘/˘˘/8A

Cleanse this guilty heart of mine;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Long has sin, without control,/˘/˘/˘/7B

Held dominion o'er my soul./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

Holy Spirit, joy divine,/˘/˘/˘/7A

Cheer this saddened heart of mine;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Bid my many woes depart,/˘/˘/˘/7B

Heal my wounded, bleeding heart./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

Holy Spirit, all divine,/˘/˘/˘/7A

Dwell within this heart of mine;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Cast down every idol throne,///˘˘/˘/8B

Reign supreme, and reign alone./˘/˘/˘/7B

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.