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SDA Hymnal 404

Now Let Us From This Table Rise

Words: Fred KaanMusic: Grenoble AntiphonerTune: [unclear]3/4

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1Now let us from this table rise
Renewed in body, mind, and soul;
With Christ we die and live again,
His selfless love has made us whole.

2With minds alert, upheld by grace,
To spread the word in speech and deed,
We follow in the steps of Christ,
At one with man in hope and need.

3To fill each human house with love,
It is the sacrament of care;
The work that Christ began to do
We humbly pledge ourselves to share.

4Then grant us courage, Father God,
To choose again the pilgrim way
And help us to accept with joy
The challenge of tomorrow's day.

Tune
[unclear]
Meter
3/4

Words © 1968 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 79% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Now let us from this table rise//˘˘˘/˘/8A
Renewed in body, mind, and soul;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
With Christ we die and live again,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
His selfless love has made us whole.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

With minds alert, upheld by grace,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
To spread the word in speech and deed,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
We follow in the steps of Christ,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
At one with man in hope and need.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

To fill each human house with love,˘///˘/˘/8A
It is the sacrament of care;˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8B
The work that Christ began to do˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
We humbly pledge ourselves to share.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9B

Verse 4

Then grant us courage, Father God,//˘/˘/˘/8A
To choose again the pilgrim way˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
And help us to accept with joy˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
The challenge of tomorrow's day.˘/˘˘˘///8B

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.