Christ in Song 340
FAITH VIEWS HIM
Words: W. T. SleeperMusic: Geo. C. Stebbins
1Faith views him as the wayward eyes; And there behold him rise
Above the Lord appointed will; Yet still on our treasure;
With joy we in his triumph read; And read the cross confess.
2Faith views him in the weary grave; And there behold him rise
Above the Lord appointed will; Yet still on our treasure;
With joy we in his triumph read; And read the cross confess.
- Words
- W. T. Sleeper
- Music
- Geo. C. Stebbins
The verse
- Meter
- 14.15.14
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 78% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Faith views him as the wayward eyes; And there behold him rise//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
Above the Lord appointed will; Yet still on our treasure;˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘15B
With joy we in his triumph read; And read the cross confess.˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14C
Verse 2
Faith views him in the weary grave; And there behold him rise//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
Above the Lord appointed will; Yet still on our treasure;˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘15B
With joy we in his triumph read; And read the cross confess.˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14C
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.