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SDA Hymnal 588

Lord of All Nations

Tune: MELROSE

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1Lord of all nations, grant me grace
To love all people, every race,
And in each person may I see
My kindred loved, redeemed by Thee.

2Break down the wall that would divide
Thy children, Lord, on every side.
My neighbor's good let me pursue;
Let Christian love bind warm and true.

3Forgive me, Lord, where I have erred
By loveless act and thoughtless word.
Make me to see the wrong I do
Will crucify my Lord anew.

4Give me Thy courage, Lord, to speak
Whenever strong oppress the weak.
Should I myself the victim be,
Help me forgive, remembering Thee.

5With Thine own love may I be filled
And by Thy Holy Spirit willed,
That all I touch, where'er I be,
May be divinely touched by Thee.

The verse

Meter
8.9.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 61% of beats fit
Rhyme
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Lord of all nations, grant me grace/˘//˘/˘/8A
To love all people, every race,˘///˘/˘˘/9A
And in each person may I see˘˘//˘˘˘/8B
My kindred loved, redeemed by Thee.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

Break down the wall that would divide//˘/˘˘˘/8A
Thy children, Lord, on every side.//˘/˘/˘˘/9A
My neighbor's good let me pursue;˘/˘//˘˘/8B
Let Christian love bind warm and true.//˘///˘/8B

Verse 3

Forgive me, Lord, where I have erred˘/˘//˘˘/8A
By loveless act and thoughtless word.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Make me to see the wrong I do/˘˘/˘/˘˘8C
Will crucify my Lord anew.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 4

Give me Thy courage, Lord, to speak/˘//˘/˘/8A
Whenever strong oppress the weak.˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Should I myself the victim be,˘˘//˘/˘˘8B
Help me forgive, remembering Thee./˘˘/˘/˘˘/9B

Verse 5

With Thine own love may I be filled˘///˘˘˘/8A
And by Thy Holy Spirit willed,˘˘//˘/˘/8A
That all I touch, where'er I be,˘/˘/???˘˘9B
May be divinely touched by Thee.˘˘˘/˘/˘/8B

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.