SDA Hymnal 669
The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Tune: CHORAL BLESSING
1The Lord bless you and keep you,
the Lord life His countenance upon you,
and give you peace;
the Lord make His face to shine upon you,
and be gracious unto you,
be gracious,
the Lord be gracious unto you.
Amen.
- Tune
- CHORAL BLESSING
The verse
- Meter
- 7.10.4.10.7.3.8.2
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 32% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABAACAD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
The Lord bless you and keep you,˘//˘˘/˘7A
the Lord life His countenance upon you,˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘10A
and give you peace;˘/˘/4B
the Lord make His face to shine upon you,˘//˘/˘/˘/˘10A
and be gracious unto you,˘˘/˘/˘˘7A
be gracious,˘/˘3C
the Lord be gracious unto you.˘/˘/˘/˘˘8A
Amen.˘/2D
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.