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SDA Hymnal 354

Thy Love, O God

Words: Timothy ReesMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear][unclear]

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1Thy love, O God, has all mankind created, And led Thy people to this present hour; Christ we see life's glory consummated In Spirit manifests His living power.

2From out the darkness of our hope's frustration, From all the broken idols of our pride, We turn to seek Thy truth's illumination, Till we find Thy mercy waiting at our side.

3In pity look upon Thy children's striving For life and freedom, peace and brotherhood, Till at the full-ness of Thy truth arriving We hear the mighty harmonies of good.

4In spire Thy church, mid earth's discordant voices, To preach the gospel of her Lord above, Till the day this warring world rejoices To find in Christ the triumph of Thy love.

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Scripture
1 John 4:7-8; Romans 8:28

The verse

Meter
43
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 37% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Thy love, O God, has all mankind created, And led Thy people to this present hour; Christ we see life's glory consummated In Spirit manifests His living power.//˘/˘///˘/˘˘///˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘43A

Verse 2

From out the darkness of our hope's frustration, From all the broken idols of our pride, We turn to seek Thy truth's illumination, Till we find Thy mercy waiting at our side.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/////˘/˘/˘///˘/˘˘/˘/46A

Verse 3

In pity look upon Thy children's striving For life and freedom, peace and brotherhood, Till at the full-ness of Thy truth arriving We hear the mighty harmonies of good.˘/˘/˘///˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/42A

Verse 4

In spire Thy church, mid earth's discordant voices, To preach the gospel of her Lord above, Till the day this warring world rejoices To find in Christ the triumph of Thy love.˘/////˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//40A

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.