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SDA Hymnal 374

Jesus, With Thy Church Abide

Words: Thomas B. PollockMusic: Henry T. SmartTune: LANCASHIRE7.6.7.6.D

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1Jesus, with Thy church abide; be her Savior, Lord, and Guide,
While on earth her faith is tried: we beseech Thee, hear us.

2May her voice be ever clear, warning of a judgment near,
Telling of a Savior dear: we beseech Thee, hear us.

3May she guide the poor and blind, seek the lost until she find,
And the brokenhearted bind: we beseech Thee, hear us.

4May she holy triumphs win, overthrow the hosts of sin,
Gather all the nations in: we beseech Thee, hear us.

Meter
7.6.7.6.D
Scripture
Matthew 16:18; Ephesians 5:25

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The verse

Meter
14.13 · the hymnal prints 7.6.7.6.D
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 35% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
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Verse 1

Jesus, with Thy church abide; be her Savior, Lord, and Guide,/˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/14A
While on earth her faith is tried: we beseech Thee, hear us./˘/˘/˘/˘˘///˘13B

Verse 2

May her voice be ever clear, warning of a judgment near,˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘/14A
Telling of a Savior dear: we beseech Thee, hear us./˘˘˘/˘/˘˘///˘13B

Verse 3

May she guide the poor and blind, seek the lost until she find,˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
And the brokenhearted bind: we beseech Thee, hear us.˘˘????/˘˘///˘13B

Verse 4

May she holy triumphs win, overthrow the hosts of sin,˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
Gather all the nations in: we beseech Thee, hear us./˘/˘/˘˘˘˘///˘13B

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.