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SDA Hymnal 403

Let Us Break Bread Together

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]4/4

Studio

1Let us break bread together on our knees;
Let us break bread together on our knees.

RefrainWhen I fall on my knees, With my face to the rising sun,
O Lord, have mercy on me.

2Let us drink wine together on our knees;
Let us drink wine together on our knees.

3Let us praise God together on our knees;
Let us praise God together on our knees.

Words
[unclear]
Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
4/4

The verse

Meter
11.11
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 50% of beats fit
Rhyme
AA
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Let us break bread together on our knees;/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/11A
Let us break bread together on our knees./˘//˘/˘˘/˘/11A

Verse 2

Let us drink wine together on our knees;/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/11A
Let us drink wine together on our knees./˘//˘/˘˘/˘/11A

Verse 3

Let us praise God together on our knees;/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/11A
Let us praise God together on our knees./˘//˘/˘˘/˘/11A

Refrain

When I fall on my knees, With my face to the rising sun,/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/14A
O Lord, have mercy on me.˘/˘/˘˘˘7B

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.