Christ in Song 129
In Him
Words: E. A. H.Music: J. H. Stockton
1In Him: O life of glory! In Him: O life of love!
In Him: no condemnation, In Him: no guilt above.
2In Him: love lost for ever, In Him: perfect rest;
In Him: the Father's pleasure, In Him: the earth is blessed.
3In Him: no more of sorrow, In Him: elated from care;
In Him: Christ selecting, Word nothing thou!
In Him: and hope done, In Him: all honour.
- Words
- E. A. H.
- Music
- J. H. Stockton
The verse
- Meter
- 13.13
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 29% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AA
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Verse 1
In Him: O life of glory! In Him: O life of love!˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/13A
In Him: no condemnation, In Him: no guilt above.˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/13A
Verse 2
In Him: love lost for ever, In Him: perfect rest;˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘//12A
In Him: the Father's pleasure, In Him: the earth is blessed.˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/13A
Verse 3
In Him: no more of sorrow, In Him: elated from care;˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘/14A
In Him: Christ selecting, Word nothing thou!˘˘/˘/˘//˘/10B
In Him: and hope done, In Him: all honour.˘˘˘//˘˘//˘10C
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.