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SDA Hymnal 61

God Is Here!

Words: Fred Pratt GreenMusic: Cyril V. TaylorTune: [unclear]10 10 10 10

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1God is here! As we His people
Meet to offer praise and prayer,
May we find in fuller measure
What it is in Christ we share.

2Here are symbols to remind us
Of our life-long need of grace;
Here are table, font and pulpit;
Here the Word has central place.

3Here our children find a welcome
In the Shepherd's flock and fold,
Here, as bread and wine are taken,
Christ sustains us, as of old.

4Lord of all, of church and kingdom,
In an age of change and doubt,
Keep us faithful to the gospel,
Help us work Your purpose out.

Tune
[unclear]
Meter
10 10 10 10

Words © 1979 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Music © 1942, Ren. 1970 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

The verse

Meter
8.8.8.7 · the hymnal prints 10 10 10 10
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 55% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

God is here! As we His people/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
Meet to offer praise and prayer,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
May we find in fuller measure˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C
What it is in Christ we share.˘˘˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

Here are symbols to remind us/˘/˘˘˘///9A
Of our life-long need of grace;˘/˘///˘/8B
Here are table, font and pulpit;/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Here the Word has central place./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

Here our children find a welcome//˘/˘/˘/˘9A
In the Shepherd's flock and fold,˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Here, as bread and wine are taken,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Christ sustains us, as of old./˘///˘˘/8B

Verse 4

Lord of all, of church and kingdom,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
In an age of change and doubt,˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Keep us faithful to the gospel,////˘˘˘/˘9C
Help us work Your purpose out.////˘/˘/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.