SDA Hymnal 67
O Lord, Now Let Your Servant
Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]10 10 10 10
1O Lord, now let Your servant
Depart in heav'nly peace,
For I have seen the glory
Of Your redeeming grace:
RefrainA light to lead the Gentiles
Unto Your holy hill,
The glory of Your people,
Your chosen Israel.
2Then grant that I may follow
Your gleam, O glorious Light,
Till earthly shadows scatter
And faith is changed to sight;
- Words
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- Tune
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- Meter
- 10 10 10 10
- Scripture
- Luke 2:29-32
The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.7.6 · the hymnal prints 10 10 10 10
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
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Verse 1
O Lord, now let Your servant˘///˘/˘7A
Depart in heav'nly peace,˘/˘/˘/6B
For I have seen the glory˘˘˘/˘/˘7C
Of Your redeeming grace:˘˘˘/˘/6D
Verse 2
Then grant that I may follow//˘˘˘/˘7A
Your gleam, O glorious Light,˘/˘/˘˘/7B
Till earthly shadows scatter//˘///˘7C
And faith is changed to sight;˘/˘/˘/6B
Refrain
A light to lead the Gentiles˘/˘/˘//7A
Unto Your holy hill,/˘˘/˘/6B
The glory of Your people,˘/˘˘˘/˘7C
Your chosen Israel.˘/˘/˘˘6D
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.