Christ in Song 139
In Him
Words: E. M. G.Music: F. J. Haydn
1In Him: O life of glo - ry! in Him: O life of love! In Him: this is my sto - ry, in Him: a - bove
2In Him: born back to glo - ry, in Him: o - ver-come sin; In Him: ask'd ere for glo - ry, in Him: shall not be vain
3In Him: no love of stream - er, in Him: raised from care; In Him: Christ rules su - preme, Walk not - ing down
4In Him: with just hope for - ev - er, in Him: truth he comes; In Him: O - ver eth - er, in Him: at home.
- Words
- E. M. G.
- Music
- F. J. Haydn
The verse
- Meter
- 24
- Foot
- dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 34% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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Verse 1
In Him: O life of glo - ry! in Him: O life of love! In Him: this is my sto - ry, in Him: a - bove˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘/24A
Verse 2
In Him: born back to glo - ry, in Him: o - ver-come sin; In Him: ask'd ere for glo - ry, in Him: shall not be vain˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘/26A
Verse 3
In Him: no love of stream - er, in Him: raised from care; In Him: Christ rules su - preme, Walk not - ing down˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘///˘/22A
Verse 4
In Him: with just hope for - ev - er, in Him: truth he comes; In Him: O - ver eth - er, in Him: at home.˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/23A
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.