Church Hymnal 5
God's Free Mercy Streameth
Words: Paul GerhardtMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear][unclear]
1God's free mercy streameth
Over all the world,
And His banner gleameth
Everywhere unfurled.
Broad and deep and glorious,
As the heaven above,
Shines in might victorious
His eternal love.
2Lord, Thy love's dominion
Reaches near and far;
In Thy care, Thy children,
Guarded from afar.
When life's day is closing,
And my lips are still,
May I then, reposing,
Rest beneath Thy will.
- Words
- Paul Gerhardt; tr. [needs verification]
- Music
- [unclear]
- Tune
- [unclear]
- Meter
- [unclear]
- Scripture
- Psalm 36:5-9
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 6.5.6.5.7.6.7.5
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 66% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABABCDCD
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Verse 1
God's free mercy streameth///˘/˘6A
Over all the world,/˘/˘/5B
And His banner gleameth˘˘/˘/˘6A
Everywhere unfurled./˘/˘/5B
Broad and deep and glorious,/˘/˘/˘˘7C
As the heaven above,˘˘/˘˘/6D
Shines in might victorious/˘˘˘/˘˘7C
His eternal love.˘˘/˘/5D
Verse 2
Lord, Thy love's dominion///˘/˘6A
Reaches near and far;/˘/˘/5B
In Thy care, Thy children,˘////˘6C
Guarded from afar./˘˘˘/5B
When life's day is closing,///˘/˘6D
And my lips are still,˘˘/˘/5E
May I then, reposing,˘˘///˘6F
Rest beneath Thy will./˘//˘5E
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.