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SDA Hymnal 293

Heavenly Father, Bless Us Now

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1Heavenly Father, bless us now;
At the cross of Christ we bow;
Take our guilt and grief away;
Hear and heal us now, we pray.

2Now, O Lord, this very hour,
Send Thy grace and show Thy power;
While we rest upon Thy word,
Come, and bless us now, O Lord!

3Mercy now, O Lord, we plead
In this hour of utter need;
Turn us not away unblest;
Calm our anguish into rest.

4O Thou loving, blessed One,
Rising o'er us like the sun,
Light and life art Thou within;
Savior, Thou, from every sin!

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The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 56% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABB

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Verse 1

Heavenly Father, bless us now;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A

At the cross of Christ we bow;˘˘/˘/˘/7A

Take our guilt and grief away;//˘/˘/˘/8B

Hear and heal us now, we pray./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

Now, O Lord, this very hour,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Send Thy grace and show Thy power;///˘///˘8A

While we rest upon Thy word,/˘/˘///7B

Come, and bless us now, O Lord!/˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 3

Mercy now, O Lord, we plead/˘/˘/˘/7A

In this hour of utter need;˘˘/˘˘/˘/8A

Turn us not away unblest;/˘˘˘/??7B

Calm our anguish into rest.//˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 4

O Thou loving, blessed One,˘//˘//6A

Rising o'er us like the sun,/˘/˘/˘/7A

Light and life art Thou within;/˘///˘/7B

Savior, Thou, from every sin!/˘/˘/˘˘/8B

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.