Christ in Song 551
Firm as a Rock
Words: W. HunterMusic: G. J. Elvey
1Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, When rolling years shall cease to move;
When elements shall melt away, Thy truth and mercy shall not move.
2Firm as a rock thy truth remains, To guard thy children's happy souls;
When tyrants rage, and hell assails, Thy truth the raging foe controls.
3Firm as a rock thy promise stands, Though heaven and earth away should flee;
Thy promise all support demands, And finds support, O Lord, in thee.
- Words
- W. Hunter
- Music
- G. J. Elvey
The verse
- Meter
- 16.16
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 62% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AA
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Verse 1
Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, When rolling years shall cease to move;/˘˘///˘///˘/˘/˘/16A
When elements shall melt away, Thy truth and mercy shall not move.//˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘˘˘/16A
Verse 2
Firm as a rock thy truth remains, To guard thy children's happy souls;/˘˘///˘/˘///˘/˘/16A
When tyrants rage, and hell assails, Thy truth the raging foe controls.//˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/16A
Verse 3
Firm as a rock thy promise stands, Though heaven and earth away should flee;/˘˘///˘///˘˘/˘/˘/17A
Thy promise all support demands, And finds support, O Lord, in thee.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/16A
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.