SDA Hymnal 684
Hear Our Prayer, O Lord
1Hear Our Prayer, O Lord,
Hear our prayer, O Lord;
Incline Thine ear to us,
And grant us Thy peace.
Amen.
The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.6.5.2
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
- Rhyme
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Verse 1
Hear Our Prayer, O Lord,//˘/˘/6A
Hear our prayer, O Lord;//˘/˘/6A
Incline Thine ear to us,////˘˘6B
And grant us Thy peace.˘/˘//5C
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.