SDA Hymnal 64
Lord, Dismiss Us With Thy Blessing
Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]8 7 8 7 D
1Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing;
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;
Let us each, Thy love possessing,
Triumph in redeeming grace.
RefrainO refresh us,
Ever faithful,
Traveling through this wilderness.
2Thanks we give, and adoration,
For Thy gospel's joyful sound;
May the fruits of Thy salvation
In our hearts and lives abound.
- Words
- [unclear]
- Music
- [unclear]
- Tune
- [unclear]
- Also sung to
- Italian Hymn (Church Hymnal #33); Dulcina (Christ in Song #299); Sicily (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #283)
- Meter
- 8 7 8 7 D
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.7 · the hymnal prints 8 7 8 7 D
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 49% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAC
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing;/˘/˘˘//˘8A
Fill our hearts with joy and peace;//˘/˘/˘/8B
Let us each, Thy love possessing,/˘///˘/˘8A
Triumph in redeeming grace./˘˘˘/˘/7C
Verse 2
Thanks we give, and adoration,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
For Thy gospel's joyful sound;˘//˘/˘/7B
May the fruits of Thy salvation˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
In our hearts and lives abound.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Refrain
O refresh us,˘˘/˘4A
Ever faithful,/˘/˘4B
Traveling through this wilderness./˘˘/˘/˘˘8C
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.