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SDA Hymnal 270

O Holy Dove of God Descending

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1O holy Dove of God descending,
You are the love that knows no ending.
All of our shattered dreams You're mending:
Spirit, now live in me.

2O holy Wind of God now blowing,
You are the seed that God is sowing.
You are the life that starts us growing:
Spirit, now live in me.

3O holy Rain of God now falling,
You make the Word of God enthralling.
You are that inner voice now calling:
Spirit, now live in me.

4O holy Flame of God now burning,
You are the power of Christ returning.
You are the answer to our yearning:
Spirit, now live in me.

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The verse

Meter: 9.9.10.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 46% of beats fit
Rhyme: AAAB

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Verse 1

O holy Dove of God descending,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9A

You are the love that knows no ending.˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A

All of our shattered dreams You're mending:/˘/˘/˘///˘10A

Spirit, now live in me./˘//˘˘6B

Verse 2

O holy Wind of God now blowing,˘/˘/˘///˘9A

You are the seed that God is sowing.˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A

You are the life that starts us growing:˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A

Spirit, now live in me./˘//˘˘6B

Verse 3

O holy Rain of God now falling,˘/˘/˘///˘9A

You make the Word of God enthralling.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9B

You are that inner voice now calling:˘˘˘/˘///˘9C

Spirit, now live in me./˘//˘˘6D

Verse 4

O holy Flame of God now burning,˘/˘/˘///˘9A

You are the power of Christ returning.˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘10A

You are the answer to our yearning:˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘10A

Spirit, now live in me./˘//˘˘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.