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SDA Hymnal 657

O God, From Whom Mankind

Words: Fred H. KaanMusic: Melvin WestTune: [unclear][unclear]

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1O God from whom mankind derives its name;
Whose covenant of grace remains the same,
To each the gift of truth-ful speech impart.

2May through their union other lives be blessed;
Their door be wide to stranger and to guest,
Bring to their mind the vows they make this day.

3Preserve their days from inwardness of heart;
To each the gift of truth-ful speech impart.
Your Spirit be their Guide in every move.

4Be with these two who now before You wait;
Give them the bond be strong against all strain
Enlarge the love they come to consecrate.

Tune
[unclear]
Meter
[unclear]
Scripture
Genesis 2:24; Ecclesiastes 4:12

© 1968 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

The verse

Meter
10.10.10
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 75% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

O God from whom mankind derives its name;˘/˘˘//˘/˘/10A
Whose covenant of grace remains the same,˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/10A
To each the gift of truth-ful speech impart.˘/˘/˘/˘///10B

Verse 2

May through their union other lives be blessed;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
Their door be wide to stranger and to guest,˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/10A
Bring to their mind the vows they make this day./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/10B

Verse 3

Preserve their days from inwardness of heart;˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/10A
To each the gift of truth-ful speech impart.˘/˘/˘/˘///10A
Your Spirit be their Guide in every move.˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/11B

Verse 4

Be with these two who now before You wait;˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
Give them the bond be strong against all strain/˘˘/˘/˘///10B
Enlarge the love they come to consecrate.//˘/˘/˘/˘/10A

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.