Christ in Song 580
Truth Crushed to Earth
Words: Isaac WattsMusic: Lowell Mason
1Truth crushed to earth shall rise again, The eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded, writhes in pain, And dies among his worshippers.
2Yes, though the good man die, his deed Shall light the world in after years; That deed shall shine through endless deed, And kindle hope and dry the tears.
3So let the way appear steps unto heaven; All paths but one are wrong, And lead to endless night; But one is right, and leads to light.
- Words
- Isaac Watts
- Music
- Lowell Mason
- Scripture
- Psalm 85:11; John 8:32
The verse
- Meter
- 33
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 36% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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Verse 1
Truth crushed to earth shall rise again, The eternal years of God are hers; But Error, wounded, writhes in pain, And dies among his worshippers.//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘33A
Verse 2
Yes, though the good man die, his deed Shall light the world in after years; That deed shall shine through endless deed, And kindle hope and dry the tears.//˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/32A
Verse 3
So let the way appear steps unto heaven; All paths but one are wrong, And lead to endless night; But one is right, and leads to light.˘/˘/˘///˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/31A
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.