SDA Hymnal 658
Heavenly Father, Hear Our Prayer
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1Heavenly Father, hear our prayer
As we bow before You:
Bless them in the life they share,
Humbly we implore You.
2As they pledge their love this day
Here before Your altar,
May their hearts, united, stay
Never fail or falter.
3Blest Creator, Lord of life,
Hear our glad thanksgiving.
Be their guide in all endeavors,
Be their hope that nothing severs;
Justified by Jesus' merit,
Life eternal they inherit.
- Words
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- Music
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- Tune
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- Meter
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- Scripture
- Matthew 19:6; 1 Corinthians 7:39
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 9.6.7.6
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 68% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Heavenly Father, hear our prayer/˘˘/˘//˘/9A
As we bow before You:˘˘/˘/˘6B
Bless them in the life they share,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Humbly we implore You./˘˘//˘6B
Verse 2
As they pledge their love this day˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Here before Your altar,/˘/˘/˘6B
May their hearts, united, stay˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Never fail or falter./˘/˘/˘6B
Verse 3
Blest Creator, Lord of life,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Hear our glad thanksgiving.//˘///˘7B
Be their guide in all endeavors,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Be their hope that nothing severs;˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Justified by Jesus' merit,/˘/˘/˘/˘8D
Life eternal they inherit./˘/˘˘//˘8D
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.