SDA Hymnal 690
Dismiss Us, Lord With Blessing
Tune: BENEDICTION
1Dismiss us, Lord, with blessing, we pray;
As from Thy worship we go our ways;
Guide in life's conflicts, all through the day;
Save in Thy kingdom, Thine be the praise.
Amen.
- Tune
- BENEDICTION
The verse
- Meter
- 9.10.9.9.2
- Foot
- anapestic (da-da-DUM) · 38% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Dismiss us, Lord, with blessing, we pray;˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9A
As from Thy worship we go our ways;˘˘//˘˘//˘/10B
Guide in life's conflicts, all through the day;/˘/˘///˘/9A
Save in Thy kingdom, Thine be the praise./˘//˘/˘˘/9B
Amen.˘/2C
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.