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Christ in Song 278

By Thee We Rise

Words: Anon

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1Glorious things of thee are spoken,
Zion, city of our God;
He whose word cannot be broken
Formed thee for his own abode.

2On the rock of ages founded,
What can shake thy sure repose?
With salvation's walls surrounded,
Thou may'st smile at all thy foes.

3See, the streams of living waters,
Springing from eternal love,
Well supply thy sons and daughters,
And all fear of want remove.

4Blest inhabitants of Zion,
Washed in the Redeemer's blood,
Jesus, whom their souls rely on,
Makes them kings and priests to God.

Words
Anon
Also sung to
Austria (SDA Hymnal #423); Glorious (Christ in Song #322)

The verse

Meter
9.8.8.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Glorious things of thee are spoken,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Zion, city of our God;/˘/˘˘/˘/8B
He whose word cannot be broken˘˘//˘˘/˘8A
Formed thee for his own abode.//˘˘/˘/7C

Verse 2

On the rock of ages founded,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
What can shake thy sure repose?˘˘///˘/7B
With salvation's walls surrounded,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Thou may'st smile at all thy foes./?/˘///7B

Verse 3

See, the streams of living waters,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Springing from eternal love,/˘˘˘/˘/7B
Well supply thy sons and daughters,/˘///˘/˘8A
And all fear of want remove.˘//˘/˘/7C

Verse 4

Blest inhabitants of Zion,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
Washed in the Redeemer's blood,/˘˘???/7B
Jesus, whom their souls rely on,/˘˘˘/˘/˘8C
Makes them kings and priests to God./˘/˘/˘/7D

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.