SDA Hymnal 399
Beneath the Forms of Outward Rite
Tune: PERRY
1Beneath the forms of outward rite
Thy supper, Lord, is spread
In every quiet upper room
Where fainting souls are fed.
2The bread is always consecrate
Which men divide with men;
And every act of brotherhood
Repeats Thy feast again.
3The blessed cup is only passed
True memory of Thee,
When life anew pours out its wine
With rich sufficiency.
4O Master, through these symbols shared,
Thine own dear self impart,
That in our daily life may flame
The passion of Thy heart.
- Tune
- PERRY
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.9.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Beneath the forms of outward rite˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Thy supper, Lord, is spread//˘/˘/6B
In every quiet upper room˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9C
Where fainting souls are fed.//˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
The bread is always consecrate˘/˘///˘/8A
Which men divide with men;˘/˘/˘/6B
And every act of brotherhood˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9C
Repeats Thy feast again.˘///˘/6B
Verse 3
The blessed cup is only passed˘//˘/˘/7A
True memory of Thee,//˘˘˘/6B
When life anew pours out its wine//˘///˘/8C
With rich sufficiency.˘/˘/˘˘6D
Verse 4
O Master, through these symbols shared,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Thine own dear self impart,//////6B
That in our daily life may flame˘˘/˘/˘/˘/9C
The passion of Thy heart.˘/˘˘//6B
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.