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SDA Hymnal 353

Father, Help Your People

Words: Fred KaanMusic: Walter MacNuttTune: [unclear][unclear]

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1Father, help Your people in this world to build Something of Your kingdom and to do Your will, Lead us to discover partnership in love; Bless our ways of sharing and our pride remove.

2Lord of desk and altar, bind our lives in one, That in work and worship love may set the tone. Give us grace to listen, partnership of speech; Make us truly thankful for the gifts of each.

3Holy is the setting of each room and yard, Lecture-hall and kitchen, of office shop, and ward. Holy is the rhythm of our working hours; Height-en our devotion, make our life a feast.

4Strengthen Lord, for service and heart and brain; Help us good relations daily to maintain. Let the living presence of the servant Christ Bless our ways of sharing and our pride remove.

Tune
[unclear]
Meter
[unclear]
Scripture
Matthew 6:10; 1 Corinthians 12:12-14

Words © 1972 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

The verse

Meter
46
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Father, help Your people in this world to build Something of Your kingdom and to do Your will, Lead us to discover partnership in love; Bless our ways of sharing and our pride remove./˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/46A

Verse 2

Lord of desk and altar, bind our lives in one, That in work and worship love may set the tone. Give us grace to listen, partnership of speech; Make us truly thankful for the gifts of each./˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/45A

Verse 3

Holy is the setting of each room and yard, Lecture-hall and kitchen, of office shop, and ward. Holy is the rhythm of our working hours; Height-en our devotion, make our life a feast./˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/????˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘/50A

Verse 4

Strengthen Lord, for service and heart and brain; Help us good relations daily to maintain. Let the living presence of the servant Christ Bless our ways of sharing and our pride remove./˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/45A

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.