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SDA Hymnal 550

Every Flower That Grows

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1Every flower that grows,
Every brook that flows,
Tell of beauty God has given for me:
Throughout my life may beauty be
Deep within a heart from sin set free.

2Gracious Lord above,
Looking down in love,
Guide my thoughts, my life, in my walk with Thee.
That day by day the world may see
Christ, the Lord and Savior, lives in me.

3All my earthly days,
I shall sing and praise
God the Father, Spirit, and the Son.
Grant faith when life on earth is done,
I shall sing with those whose rest is won.

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The verse

Meter: 7.6.10.8.9
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 50% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABBB

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Verse 1

Every flower that grows,/˘˘/˘˘/7A

Every brook that flows,/˘˘/˘/6A

Tell of beauty God has given for me:/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘10B

Throughout my life may beauty be˘/˘/˘/˘˘8B

Deep within a heart from sin set free./˘/˘/˘///9B

Verse 2

Gracious Lord above,/˘/˘/5A

Looking down in love,/˘/˘/5A

Guide my thoughts, my life, in my walk with Thee./˘/˘/˘˘/˘/10B

That day by day the world may see˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Christ, the Lord and Savior, lives in me./˘/˘/˘/˘˘9B

Verse 3

All my earthly days,/˘/˘/5A

I shall sing and praise˘˘/˘/5A

God the Father, Spirit, and the Son./˘/˘/˘˘˘/9B

Grant faith when life on earth is done,////˘/˘/8B

I shall sing with those whose rest is won.˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/9B

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.