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Christ in Song 417

Stand on the Rock

Words: Dr. G. A. BlackaderMusic: W. H. Doane

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1Firmly stand for God, in the world's mad strife, Tho' the black'ning and the waves beat high; 'Tis life, Firmly stand for Truth, with a noble soul, With a true heart hold, and a will of steel, 'Tis life, Firmly stand for Truth, it will serve you best; Tho' it walk eth lone, it is sure at last; 'Tis life.

RefrainRock along giveth sound and lift, When the tent of sin are night. Rock along giveth sound and rest, When the storms of life are past. Rock along giveth sound and rest, When the storms of life are past.

Scripture
Matthew 7:24-25

Used by permission of Dr. W. H. Doane.

The verse

Meter
65
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Firmly stand for God, in the world's mad strife, Tho' the black'ning and the waves beat high; 'Tis life, Firmly stand for Truth, with a noble soul, With a true heart hold, and a will of steel, 'Tis life, Firmly stand for Truth, it will serve you best; Tho' it walk eth lone, it is sure at last; 'Tis life./˘/˘/˘˘////˘??˘˘//////˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘///˘˘˘˘////˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/?/˘˘/˘///65A

Refrain

Rock along giveth sound and lift, When the tent of sin are night. Rock along giveth sound and rest, When the storms of life are past. Rock along giveth sound and rest, When the storms of life are past./˘//˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘//˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘//˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/45A

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.