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Christ in Song 131

The Glory of Immanuel

Words: P. P. BlissMusic: J. H. Fillmore

Studio

1In can - did light we be - hold the im - man - u - el;
Shine forth, ye saints, in un - ion bright, The glory of Im - man - u - el.

RefrainSing, O sing of the love - ly, O sing of the Saviour's name! Sing of the glory that endures while for - ev - er flows the same.

2De - spise then the deep - est scorn, mil - itar - y,
Break of from the sil - ver cease un - God;
Shine forth, ye saints, in un - ion bright, The glory of Im - man - u - el.

3Once a-gain now free and hap - py giv - en,
Know ye how the right and truth are giv - en;
Shine forth, ye saints, in un - ion bright, The glory of Im - man - u - el.

Copyright, 1865, by P. P. Bliss.

The verse

Meter
11.15
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme
AA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

In can - did light we be - hold the im - man - u - el;˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘11A
Shine forth, ye saints, in un - ion bright, The glory of Im - man - u - el.////˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘15A

Verse 2

De - spise then the deep - est scorn, mil - itar - y,˘//˘/˘//˘/˘11A
Break of from the sil - ver cease un - God;/˘˘˘/˘/??9B
Shine forth, ye saints, in un - ion bright, The glory of Im - man - u - el.////˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘15C

Verse 3

Once a-gain now free and hap - py giv - en,/˘///˘/˘/˘10A
Know ye how the right and truth are giv - en;///˘/˘/˘/˘10A
Shine forth, ye saints, in un - ion bright, The glory of Im - man - u - el.////˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘15B

Refrain

Sing, O sing of the love - ly, O sing of the Saviour's name! Sing of the glory that endures while for - ev - er flows the same./˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/30A

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.