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SDA Hymnal 635

Lord of All Good

Words: Albert F. Bayly

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1Lord of all good, our gifts we bring You now;
Use them Your holy purpose to fulfill.
Tokens of love and pledges they shall be
That our whole life is offered to Your will.

2We give our minds to understand Your ways;
Hands, voices, eyes to serve Your great design;
Spirit, from whom all life in fullness flows,
To You with grateful hearts our pow'rs combine.

3Father, whose bounty all creation shows;
Christ, by whose willing sacrifice we live;
Spirit, from whom all life in fullness flows:
To You with grateful hearts ourselves we give.

Scripture
Romans 12:1; 1 Chronicles 29:14

The verse

Meter
11.10.10.11
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Lord of all good, our gifts we bring You now;/˘///˘/˘/˘/11A
Use them Your holy purpose to fulfill./˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/10B
Tokens of love and pledges they shall be/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘10C
That our whole life is offered to Your will.˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘˘11B

Verse 2

We give our minds to understand Your ways;˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
Hands, voices, eyes to serve Your great design;//˘/˘/˘/˘/10B
Spirit, from whom all life in fullness flows,/˘˘˘//˘/˘/10C
To You with grateful hearts our pow'rs combine.˘˘˘/˘//˘//˘11D

Verse 3

Father, whose bounty all creation shows;/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
Christ, by whose willing sacrifice we live;/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/10B
Spirit, from whom all life in fullness flows:/˘˘˘//˘/˘/10A
To You with grateful hearts ourselves we give.˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/11C

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.