SDA Hymnal 406
Love Consecrates the Humblest Act
Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]3/8
1Love consecrates the humblest act
And hallows mercy's deeds;
It sheds a benediction sweet
And hallows human needs.
2When in the shadow of the cross
Christ knelt and washed the feet
Of His disciples, He gave us
A sign of love complete.
3Love serves and will-ing stoops to serve;
What Christ in love so true
Has freely done for one and all,
Let us now gladly do!
- Words
- [unclear]
- Music
- [unclear]
- Tune
- [unclear]
- Meter
- 3/8
- Scripture
- John 13
The verse
- Meter
- 9.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 67% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
Love consecrates the humblest act//˘/˘/˘˘/9A
And hallows mercy's deeds;˘/˘/˘/6B
It sheds a benediction sweet˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
And hallows human needs.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
When in the shadow of the cross/˘˘//˘˘/8A
Christ knelt and washed the feet//˘/˘/6B
Of His disciples, He gave us˘˘˘/˘˘/˘8C
A sign of love complete.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
Love serves and will-ing stoops to serve;//˘/˘/˘/8A
What Christ in love so true˘/˘/˘/6B
Has freely done for one and all,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Let us now gladly do!/˘//˘˘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.