SDA Hymnal 667
Lord, Bless Thy Word to Every Heart
Tune: BENEDICTION
1Lord, bless Thy word to every heart
In this Thy house today,
And help us each as now we part,
Its precepts to obey.
Amen
Amen
- Tune
- BENEDICTION
The verse
- Meter
- 9.6.8.6.2.2
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 62% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABABCC
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Lord, bless Thy word to every heart////˘/˘˘/9A
In this Thy house today,˘˘//˘/6B
And help us each as now we part,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Its precepts to obey.˘//˘˘/6B
Amen˘/2C
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.