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SDA Hymnal 397

An Upper Room

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1An upper room did our Lord prepare
For those loved until the end:
And His disciples still gather there,
To celebrate their risen Friend.

2And after supper He washed their feet,
For service, too, is sacrament.
In Him our joy shall be made complete
Sent out to serve, as He was sent.

3A lasting gift Jesus gave His own:
To share His bread, His loving cup.
Whatever burdens may bow us down,
He by His cross shall lift us up.

4No end there is! we depart in peace.
He loves beyond our uttermost:
In every room in our Father's house,
He will be there, as Lord and host.

The verse

Meter
10.7.9.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 43% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

An upper room did our Lord prepare˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
For those loved until the end:˘˘/˘/˘/7B
And His disciples still gather there,˘˘˘/˘//˘/9A
To celebrate their risen Friend.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

And after supper He washed their feet,˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9A
For service, too, is sacrament.˘/˘/˘/˘˘8B
In Him our joy shall be made complete˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/10A
Sent out to serve, as He was sent.//˘/˘˘˘/8C

Verse 3

A lasting gift Jesus gave His own:˘/˘//˘/˘/9A
To share His bread, His loving cup.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Whatever burdens may bow us down,//˘/˘˘/˘/9C
He by His cross shall lift us up.˘˘˘/˘/˘˘8B

Verse 4

No end there is! we depart in peace.˘//˘˘˘/˘/9A
He loves beyond our uttermost:˘/˘//˘???9B
In every room in our Father's house,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/11C
He will be there, as Lord and host.˘˘˘/˘/˘/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.