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Church Hymnal 198

O Lord of Life

Words: Frank Mason NorthMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]C.M.

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1O Lord of life, where'er they be,
Safe in Thine own eternity,
Our dead are living unto Thee,
Alleluia!

2Released from earthly toil and strife,
With Thee is hidden still their life,
Secure in everlasting life,
Alleluia!

3Thine are they, life, in death, in life,
In Thee they rest from earthly strife,
With Thee, through Thee, eternal life,
Alleluia!

4Thou gavest them, Thou tak'st away,
But love divine doth ever stay;
They live in Thee from day to day,
Alleluia!

Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
C.M.
Scripture
John 11:25-26; Colossians 3:3

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
9.8.8.4 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

O Lord of life, where'er they be,˘/˘/???˘˘9A
Safe in Thine own eternity,/˘//˘/˘˘8B
Our dead are living unto Thee,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Alleluia!/˘/˘4C

Verse 2

Released from earthly toil and strife,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
With Thee is hidden still their life,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Secure in everlasting life,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Alleluia!/˘/˘4B

Verse 3

Thine are they, life, in death, in life,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
In Thee they rest from earthly strife,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
With Thee, through Thee, eternal life,˘///˘/˘/8A
Alleluia!/˘/˘4B

Verse 4

Thou gavest them, Thou tak'st away,//˘˘/?˘/8A
But love divine doth ever stay;˘/˘///˘/8A
They live in Thee from day to day,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Alleluia!/˘/˘4B

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.