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SDA Hymnal 69

Lord, Make Us More Holy

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]6 6 6 6 8 8

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1Lord, make us more holy;
Lord, make us more holy;
Lord, make us more holy,
Until we meet again.

RefrainLike Jesus, the Savior,
Until we meet again.

2Lord, make us more faithful;
Lord, make us more faithful;
Lord, make us more faithful,
Until we meet again.

3Lord, make us more humble;
Lord, make us more humble;
Lord, make us more humble,
Until we meet again.

4Lord, make us more loving;
Lord, make us more loving;
Lord, make us more loving,
Until we meet again.

Words
[unclear]
Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
6 6 6 6 8 8

The verse

Meter
6.6.6.6 · the hymnal prints 6 6 6 6 8 8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 50% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Lord, make us more holy;//˘//˘6A
Lord, make us more holy;//˘//˘6A
Lord, make us more holy,//˘//˘6A
Until we meet again.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Lord, make us more faithful;//˘//˘6A
Lord, make us more faithful;//˘//˘6A
Lord, make us more faithful,//˘//˘6A
Until we meet again.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Lord, make us more humble;//˘//˘6A
Lord, make us more humble;//˘//˘6A
Lord, make us more humble,//˘//˘6A
Until we meet again.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Lord, make us more loving;//˘//˘6A
Lord, make us more loving;//˘//˘6A
Lord, make us more loving,//˘//˘6A
Until we meet again.˘/˘/˘/6B

Refrain

Like Jesus, the Savior,//˘˘/˘6A
Until we meet again.˘/˘/˘/6B

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.