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SDA Hymnal 643

Father, Who on Us Do Shower

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1Father, who on us do shower
Gifts of plenty from Your dower,
To Your people give the power
All Your gifts to use aright.

2Give pure happiness in leisure,
Temperance in every pleasure,
Wholesome use of earthly treasure,
Bodies clean and spirits bright.

3Lift from this and every nation
All that brings degradation;
Quell the forces of temptation;
Put Your enemies to flight.

4Father, whose love has bound us,
You who sought and found us,
Holy Spirit, in us,
Head infinite.

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Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: [unclear]
Scripture: James 1:17; 1 Corinthians 10:31

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The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 58% of beats fit
Rhyme: AAAB

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Verse 1

Father, who on us do shower/˘˘˘˘˘/˘8A

Gifts of plenty from Your dower,/˘/˘˘˘/7B

To Your people give the power˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

All Your gifts to use aright./˘/˘/??7C

Verse 2

Give pure happiness in leisure,///˘˘˘/˘8A

Temperance in every pleasure,/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘9A

Wholesome use of earthly treasure,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Bodies clean and spirits bright./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

Lift from this and every nation/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘9A

All that brings degradation;/˘//˘/˘7A

Quell the forces of temptation;/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A

Put Your enemies to flight./˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 4

Father, whose love has bound us,/˘˘/˘/˘7A

You who sought and found us,˘˘/˘/˘6A

Holy Spirit, in us,/˘/˘˘˘6A

Head infinite.//˘˘4B

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.