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SDA Hymnal 77

O Love of God Most Full

Words: Adam of Saint VictorMusic: John Bacchus DykesTune: St. AgnesC.M.

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1O love of God most full,
O love of God most free,
Come warm my heart, come fill my soul,
Come lead me unto Thee.

2Warm as the glowing sun,
So shines Thy love on me;
It wraps me 'round, it lifts me up,
It draws me unto Thee.

3The wildest sea is calm,
The tempest brings no fear;
The darkest night is full of light,
It warms my heart, it fills my soul.

4O love of God most free,
It warms my heart, it strengthens me unto Thee.

Meter
C.M.

The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 74% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Ortonville, Cantate Domino, Christmas · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

O love of God most full,˘/˘///6A
O love of God most free,˘/˘///6B
Come warm my heart, come fill my soul,//˘///˘/8C
Come lead me unto Thee.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Warm as the glowing sun,/˘˘/˘/6A
So shines Thy love on me;˘///˘˘6B
It wraps me 'round, it lifts me up,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
It draws me unto Thee.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

The wildest sea is calm,˘/˘/˘/6A
The tempest brings no fear;˘/˘/˘/6B
The darkest night is full of light,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
It warms my heart, it fills my soul.˘/˘/˘/˘/8D

Verse 4

O love of God most free,˘/˘///6A
It warms my heart, it strengthens me unto Thee.˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/11A

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.