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SDA Hymnal 326

Open My Eyes That I May See

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1Open my eyes, that I may see
Glimpses of truth Thou hast for me;
Place in my hands the wonderful key
That shall unclasp and set me free.

RefrainSilently now I wait for Thee,
Ready, my God, Thy will to see;
Open my eyes, illumine me,
Spirit divine!

2Open my ears, that I may hear
Voices of truth Thou sendest clear;
And while the wave-notes fall on my ears,
Everything false will disappear.

3Open my mouth, and let me bear
Gladly the warm truth everywhere;
Open my heart, and let me prepare
Love with Thy children thus to share.

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The verse

Meter: 8.8.9.8
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 45% of beats fit
Rhyme: AAAA

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Open my eyes, that I may see/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A

Glimpses of truth Thou hast for me;/˘˘///˘˘8A

Place in my hands the wonderful key/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9A

That shall unclasp and set me free.˘˘??˘/˘/8A

Verse 2

Open my ears, that I may hear/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A

Voices of truth Thou sendest clear;/˘˘///˘/8A

And while the wave-notes fall on my ears,˘/˘????/˘˘/11B

Everything false will disappear./˘//˘/˘/8A

Verse 3

Open my mouth, and let me bear/˘˘/˘/˘/8A

Gladly the warm truth everywhere;/˘˘///˘/8A

Open my heart, and let me prepare/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9A

Love with Thy children thus to share./˘//˘/˘/8A

Refrain

Silently now I wait for Thee,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A

Ready, my God, Thy will to see;/˘˘//˘˘/8A

Open my eyes, illumine me,/˘˘/???˘8A

Spirit divine!/˘˘/4B

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.