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SDA Hymnal 3

God Himself Is With Us

Words: Gerhard TersteegenMusic: Joachim NeanderTune: Wunderbarer König6.6.8.3.3.6.6

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1God Himself is with us;
Let us all adore Him,
And with awe appear before Him.
God is here within us;
Soul, in silence fear Him,
Humbly, fervently draw near Him.

2Come, abide within me;
Let my soul, like Mary,
Be Thine earthly sanctuary.
Come and dwell within us;
With transfiguring splendor,
Soul, in silence be before Him.

3Gladly we surrender
Earth's deceitful treasures,
Pride of life and sinful pleasures.
Gladly, Lord, we offer
Thine to be forever,
Soul and life and each endeavor.

Meter
6.6.8.3.3.6.6
Scripture
Matthew 18:20; Revelation 3:20

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The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6.6.8 · the hymnal prints 6.6.8.3.3.6.6
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 79% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABBABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

God Himself is with us;/˘/˘˘˘6A
Let us all adore Him,/˘/˘/˘6B
And with awe appear before Him.˘˘/˘/˘/˘8B
God is here within us;/˘/˘/˘6A
Soul, in silence fear Him,/˘/˘/˘6B
Humbly, fervently draw near Him./˘/˘˘//˘8B

Verse 2

Come, abide within me;/˘/˘/˘6A
Let my soul, like Mary,/˘///˘6B
Be Thine earthly sanctuary.˘//˘/˘/˘8B
Come and dwell within us;/˘/˘/˘6C
With transfiguring splendor,˘????/˘7D
Soul, in silence be before Him./˘/˘˘˘/˘8E

Verse 3

Gladly we surrender/˘˘˘/˘6A
Earth's deceitful treasures,/˘/˘/˘6B
Pride of life and sinful pleasures./˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Gladly, Lord, we offer/˘/˘/˘6C
Thine to be forever,/˘˘˘/˘6D
Soul and life and each endeavor./˘/˘/˘/˘8D

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.