SDA Hymnal 659
May the Grace of Christ Our Savior
Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear][unclear]
1May the grace of Christ our Savior
And the Father's boundless love,
With the Holy Spirit's favor,
Rest upon them from above.
2Thus may they abide in union
With each other and the Lord,
And possess, in sweet communion,
Joys which earth cannot afford.
- Words
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- Music
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- Tune
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- Meter
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- Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 13:14; Numbers 6:24-26
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The verse
- Meter
- 9.7.8.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 59% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
May the grace of Christ our Savior˘˘/˘//˘/˘9A
And the Father's boundless love,˘˘/˘/˘/7B
With the Holy Spirit's favor,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Rest upon them from above./˘/˘˘˘/7B
Verse 2
Thus may they abide in union/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
With each other and the Lord,˘//˘˘˘/7B
And possess, in sweet communion,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Joys which earth cannot afford./˘//˘˘/7B
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.