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SDA Hymnal 60

Blessed Jesus, at Thy Word

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]4/4

1Blessed Jesus, at Thy word
We are gathered all to hear
Thee; Let our hearts and souls be stirred
Now to seek and love and fear
Thee; By Thy teachings sweet and holy,
Drawn from earth to love Thee solely.

2All our knowledge, sense, and sight
Lie in deepest darkness shrouded,
Till Thy Spirit breaks our night
With the beams of truth unclouded;
Thou alone to God canst win us;
Thou must work all good within us.

3Glorious Lord, Thy self impart!
Light of light, from God proceed
With the beams of Thy heart,
Help us by Thy Spirit's pleading;
Hear the cry Thy people raise us,
Thou must work all good within us.

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Meter: 4/4

The verse

Meter: 6.7.9.7.9.9
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 60% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABACDD

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Verse 1

Blessed Jesus, at Thy word//˘˘//6A

We are gathered all to hear˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Thee; Let our hearts and souls be stirred///˘/˘/˘/9A

Now to seek and love and fear/˘/˘/˘/7B

Thee; By Thy teachings sweet and holy,/˘//˘/˘/˘9C

Drawn from earth to love Thee solely./˘/˘///˘˘9D

Verse 2

All our knowledge, sense, and sight//˘/˘/˘/8A

Lie in deepest darkness shrouded,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Till Thy Spirit breaks our night///˘//˘/8A

With the beams of truth unclouded;˘˘/˘/???8C

Thou alone to God canst win us;/˘/˘///˘8D

Thou must work all good within us./////˘/˘8D

Verse 3

Glorious Lord, Thy self impart!/˘˘/////8A

Light of light, from God proceed/˘/˘/˘/7B

With the beams of Thy heart,˘˘/˘//6A

Help us by Thy Spirit's pleading;/˘˘//˘/˘8C

Hear the cry Thy people raise us,/˘///˘/˘8D

Thou must work all good within us./////˘/˘8D

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.