SDA Hymnal 668
O Thou Who Hearest
Tune: MORECAMBE
1O Thou who hearest every heartfelt prayer,
With Thy rich grace, Lord, all our hearts prepare;
Thou art our life, Thou art our love and light,
O let this Sabbath hour with Him be bright. Amen.
- Tune
- MORECAMBE
The verse
- Meter
- 11.11.12.13
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 43% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
O Thou who hearest every heartfelt prayer,˘/˘/˘/˘˘///11A
With Thy rich grace, Lord, all our hearts prepare;˘//////˘/˘/11A
Thou art our life, Thou art our love and light,///˘////˘/˘/12B
O let this Sabbath hour with Him be bright. Amen.˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/13C
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.