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SDA Hymnal 584

There's a Spirit in the Air

Tune: LAUDS

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1There's a Spirit in the air, telling Christians everywhere
Praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working in our world.

2Lose your shyness, find your tongue; tell the world what God has done:
God in Christ has come to stay, we can see His pow'r today.

3When believers break the bread, when a hungry child is fed:
Praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working in our world.

4Still His Spirit leads the fight, seeing wrong and setting right:
God in Christ has come to stay, we can see His pow'r today.

5When a stranger's not alone, where the homeless find a home,
Praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working in our world.

6May His Spirit fill our praise, guide our thoughts and change our ways.
God in Christ has come to stay, we can see His power today.

7There's a Spirit in the air, calling people everywhere;
Praise the love that Christ revealed: living, working in our world.

Tune
LAUDS

The verse

Meter
14.15
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 42% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

There's a Spirit in the air, telling Christians everywhere/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
Praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working in our world./˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/15B

Verse 2

Lose your shyness, find your tongue; tell the world what God has done:/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
God in Christ has come to stay, we can see His pow'r today./˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/14B

Verse 3

When believers break the bread, when a hungry child is fed:/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
Praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working in our world./˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/15B

Verse 4

Still His Spirit leads the fight, seeing wrong and setting right:/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
God in Christ has come to stay, we can see His pow'r today./˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/14B

Verse 5

When a stranger's not alone, where the homeless find a home,/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
Praise the love that Christ revealed, living, working in our world./˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/15B

Verse 6

May His Spirit fill our praise, guide our thoughts and change our ways.˘˘/˘//˘///˘/˘//˘/17A
God in Christ has come to stay, we can see His power today./˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/15B

Verse 7

There's a Spirit in the air, calling people everywhere;/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
Praise the love that Christ revealed: living, working in our world./˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/15B

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.