SDA Hymnal 644
O God, Whose Will Is Life and Good
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1O God, whose will is life and good
For all of mortal breath:
Unite in bonds of servanthood
All those who strive with death.
2Make strong their hands and hearts and wills
To drive disease afar,
To strive against the great ills
You may conquer.
3By healing of the sick and blind,
Mercy they know the great
To heal the body's pain,
Christ's will, That
4Be with them in their skill
And firm make the
And their suf- ferer whole.
- Words
- [unclear]
- Music
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- Tune
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- Meter
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- Scripture
- Matthew 9:35; Luke 4:18
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 60% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
Scan every line
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Verse 1
O God, whose will is life and good˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
For all of mortal breath:˘/˘/˘/6B
Unite in bonds of servanthood//˘/˘???8C
All those who strive with death./˘˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
Make strong their hands and hearts and wills//˘/˘/˘/8A
To drive disease afar,˘/˘/˘/6B
To strive against the great ills˘/˘/˘//7A
You may conquer.˘˘/˘4C
Verse 3
By healing of the sick and blind,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Mercy they know the great/˘˘/˘/6B
To heal the body's pain,˘/˘/˘/6C
Christ's will, That/˘˘3D
Verse 4
Be with them in their skill˘˘˘˘˘/6A
And firm make the˘//˘4B
And their suf- ferer whole.˘˘/˘˘/6C
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.