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Christ in Song 320

Majestic Sweetness

Words: S. StennettMusic: T. HastingsTune: OrtonvilleC. M.

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1Majestic sweetness sits enthroned Upon the Savior's brow; His head with radiant glories crowned, His lips with grace o'erflow.

2No mortal can with him compare, Among the sons of men; Fairer is he than all the fair Who fill the heavenly train.

3He saw me plunged in deep distress, And flew to my relief; For me he bore the shameful cross, And carried all my grief.

4To him I owe my life and breath, And all the joys I have; He makes me triumph over death, And saves me from the grave.

5To heaven, the place of his abode, He brings my weary feet; Shows me the glories of my God, And makes my joy complete.

Meter
C. M.
Scripture
Song of Solomon 5:16

The verse

Meter
31 · the hymnal prints C. M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 66% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Majestic sweetness sits enthroned Upon the Savior's brow; His head with radiant glories crowned, His lips with grace o'erflow.˘/˘/˘/???˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/???31A

Verse 2

No mortal can with him compare, Among the sons of men; Fairer is he than all the fair Who fill the heavenly train.˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/29A

Verse 3

He saw me plunged in deep distress,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And flew to my relief;˘/˘˘˘/6B
For me he bore the shameful cross,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C
And carried all my grief.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

To him I owe my life and breath,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And all the joys I have;˘/˘/˘˘6B
He makes me triumph over death,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And saves me from the grave.˘/˘˘˘/6C

Verse 5

To heaven, the place of his abode,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A*
He brings my weary feet;˘/˘/˘/6B
Shows me the glories of my God,/˘˘/˘˘˘/8C
And makes my joy complete.˘/˘/˘/6B

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.