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SDA Hymnal 683

Jesus, Stand Among Us

Tune: BEMERTON

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1Jesus, stand among us
In Thy risen power;
Let this time of worship
Be a hallowed hour.

2Breathe the Holy Spirit
Into every heart;
Bid the fears and sorrows
From each soul depart.

3Thus with quickened footsteps
We pursue our way,
Watching for the dawning
Of eternal day.

The verse

Meter
6.6.6.6
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 67% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Jesus, stand among us/˘/˘/˘6A
In Thy risen power;˘//˘/˘6B
Let this time of worship/˘/˘/˘6C
Be a hallowed hour.˘˘/˘/˘6B

Verse 2

Breathe the Holy Spirit/˘/˘/˘6A
Into every heart;/˘/˘˘/6B
Bid the fears and sorrows/˘/˘/˘6C
From each soul depart.˘//˘/5B

Verse 3

Thus with quickened footsteps/˘/˘//6A
We pursue our way,˘˘//˘/6B
Watching for the dawning/˘˘˘/˘6C
Of eternal day.˘˘/˘/5B

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.