Christ in Song 345
ALL THINGS ARE THINE
Words: J. G. WhittierMusic: J. B. Dykes
1All things are thine; no gift have we,
Lord of all gifts, to offer thee;
And hence with grateful hearts today
Thine own before thy feet we lay.
2Thy will was in the builders' thought;
Thy hand unseen amidst us wrought;
Through mortal motive, scheme and plan,
Thy wise eternal purpose ran.
- Words
- J. G. Whittier
- Music
- J. B. Dykes
- Also sung to
- Beatitudo (SDA Hymnal #376)
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
All things are thine; no gift have we,//˘/˘/˘˘8A
Lord of all gifts, to offer thee;/˘//˘/˘/8A
And hence with grateful hearts today˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Thine own before thy feet we lay.//˘///˘/8B
Verse 2
Thy will was in the builders' thought;/˘˘˘˘/˘/8A
Thy hand unseen amidst us wrought;//˘/˘/˘/8A
Through mortal motive, scheme and plan,//˘/˘/˘/8B
Thy wise eternal purpose ran.//˘/˘/˘/8B
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.