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Christ in Song 308

High in the Heavens

Words: Isaac WattsMusic: J. H. StocktonTune: StocktonL. M.

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1High in the heavens, eternal God, Thy goodness in full glory shines; Thy truth shall break through every cloud That veils and darkens thy designs.

2Forever firm thy justice stands, As mountains their foundations keep; Wise are the wonders of thy hands, Thy judgments are a mighty deep.

3My God, how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope and comfort springs! The sons of Adam in distress Fly to the shadow of thy wings.

4Life, like a fountain rich and free, Springs from the presence of the Lord; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word.

Also sung to
Ames (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #47)
Meter
L. M.
Scripture
Psalm 36:5-9

The verse

Meter
34 · the hymnal prints L. M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

High in the heavens, eternal God, Thy goodness in full glory shines; Thy truth shall break through every cloud That veils and darkens thy designs./˘˘/˘˘/˘///˘˘//˘///˘///˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/34A

Verse 2

Forever firm thy justice stands,˘/˘///˘/8A
As mountains their foundations keep;˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B
Wise are the wonders of thy hands,/˘˘/˘˘//8A
Thy judgments are a mighty deep.//˘˘˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

My God, how excellent thy grace, Whence all our hope and comfort springs! The sons of Adam in distress Fly to the shadow of thy wings.˘///˘˘/////˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘˘//˘//33A

Verse 4

Life, like a fountain rich and free, Springs from the presence of the Lord; And in thy light our souls shall see The glories promised in thy word.//˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//33A

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.