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Christ in Song 282

Thy Mercies

Words: Joseph AddisonMusic: John ClarkTune: CoventryC. M.

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1When all thy mercies, O my God, My rising soul surveys, Transported with the view, I'm lost In wonder, love, and praise.

2Unnumbered comforts to my soul Thy tender care bestowed, Before my infant heart conceived From whom those comforts flowed.

3When worn with sickness, oft hast thou With health renewed my face; And when in sins and sorrows sunk, Revived my soul with grace.

4Ten thousand thousand precious gifts My daily thanks employ; Nor is the least a cheerful heart That tastes those gifts with joy.

5Through every period of my life Thy goodness I'll pursue; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew.

Also sung to
Geneva (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #77)
Meter
C. M.
Scripture
Psalm 103:2

The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 54% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

When all thy mercies, O my God,/////˘˘/8A
My rising soul surveys,˘/˘/˘/6B
Transported with the view, I'm lost˘/˘˘˘///8C
In wonder, love, and praise.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Unnumbered comforts to my soul Thy tender care bestowed, Before my infant heart conceived From whom those comforts flowed.????/˘˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/29A

Verse 3

When worn with sickness, oft hast thou//˘/˘///8A
With health renewed my face;˘/˘/˘/6B
And when in sins and sorrows sunk,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Revived my soul with grace.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Ten thousand thousand precious gifts//˘/˘/˘/8A
My daily thanks employ;˘/˘/˘/6B
Nor is the least a cheerful heart˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C
That tastes those gifts with joy.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 5

Through every period of my life Thy goodness I'll pursue; And after death, in distant worlds, The glorious theme renew.//˘˘/˘˘˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/31A

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.