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SDA Hymnal 405

O God, Unseen, Yet Ever Near

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

1O God, unseen, yet ever near,
Reveal Thy presence now;
While we in love that hath no fear,
Before Thy glory bow.

2Here may Thy faithful people know
The blessings of Thy love,
The streams that through the desert flow,
The manna from above.

3We come, obedient to Thy Word,
To feast on heavenly food;
Our meat, the body of the Lord,
Our drink, His precious blood.

4Thus may we all Thy Word obey,
For we are Thine by birth;
And go rejoicing on our way,
Renewed by strength divine.

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

The verse

Meter: 8.6.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

O God, unseen, yet ever near,˘/˘///˘/8A

Reveal Thy presence now;˘///˘/6B

While we in love that hath no fear,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A

Before Thy glory bow.˘///˘/6B

Verse 2

Here may Thy faithful people know/˘//˘/˘/8A

The blessings of Thy love,˘/˘˘//6B

The streams that through the desert flow,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

The manna from above.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 3

We come, obedient to Thy Word,˘/˘/˘˘˘//9A

To feast on heavenly food;˘/˘/˘˘/7B

Our meat, the body of the Lord,/˘/˘/˘˘˘/9C

Our drink, His precious blood./˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 4

Thus may we all Thy Word obey,/˘˘///˘/8A

For we are Thine by birth;˘˘˘/˘/6B

And go rejoicing on our way,˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9A

Renewed by strength divine.˘/˘/˘/6C

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.