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SDA Hymnal 514

Lord of Our Life

Words: Matthäus Apelles von LöwensternMusic: Johannes BrahmsTune: Charterhouse6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4.

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1Lord of our life, and God of our salvation,
Star of our night, and hope of every nation,
Hear and receive Thy church's supplication,
Lord God Almighty.

2Lord, Thou canst help when earthly armor faileth,
Lord, Thou canst save when deadly sin assaileth,
Lord, o'er Thy rock nor death nor hell prevaileth,
Grant us Thy peace, Lord.

3Peace in our hearts, our evil thoughts assuaging,
Peace in Thy church, where brothers are engaging,
Peace when the world its busy war is waging,
Send us, O Savior.

4Grant us Thy help till backward they are driven,
Grant them Thy truth that they may be forgiven,
Grant peace on earth, and, after we have striven,
Peace in Thy heaven.

Meter
6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4.
Scripture
Psalm 20; Ephesians 6:10-18

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The verse

Meter
13.13.11.5 · the hymnal prints 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 41% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Lord of our life, and God of our salvation,/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘13A
Star of our night, and hope of every nation,/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘13A
Hear and receive Thy church's supplication,/˘˘///˘????11B
Lord God Almighty.//˘/˘5C

Verse 2

Lord, Thou canst help when earthly armor faileth,//////˘/˘/˘11A
Lord, Thou canst save when deadly sin assaileth,//////˘/˘/˘11A
Lord, o'er Thy rock nor death nor hell prevaileth,////˘/˘/˘/˘11A
Grant us Thy peace, Lord./˘///5B

Verse 3

Peace in our hearts, our evil thoughts assuaging,/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘13A
Peace in Thy church, where brothers are engaging,/˘////˘˘˘/˘11B
Peace when the world its busy war is waging,//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11B
Send us, O Savior./˘˘/˘5C

Verse 4

Grant us Thy help till backward they are driven,/˘////˘˘˘/˘11A
Grant them Thy truth that they may be forgiven,/˘//˘˘˘˘˘/˘11A
Grant peace on earth, and, after we have striven,//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘11A
Peace in Thy heaven./˘//˘5B

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.