SDA Hymnal 672
Spirit of the Living God
Tune: IVERSON
1Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me!
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me!
Break me, melt me, mold me, fill me!
Spirit of the living God,
Fall afresh on me!
- Tune
- IVERSON
The verse
- Meter
- 7.5.7.5.8.7.5
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 76% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABABBAB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Spirit of the living God,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Fall afresh on me!/˘/˘˘5B
Spirit of the living God,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Fall afresh on me!/˘/˘˘5B
Break me, melt me, mold me, fill me!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Spirit of the living God,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Fall afresh on me!/˘/˘˘5B
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.