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Hymns and Tunes 1876 10

Not all the nobles of the earth

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1Not all the nobles of the earth, Who boast the honors of their birth, Are to be named in the same day As those who bear the Christian name.

2To be a Christian privilege is given To be the sons and heirs of Heaven; Sons of the God of love and light, And heirs of joy beyond the sky.

3Jesus, the Lord, prepares the way, And early leads them to obey; Whispers instruction to their minds, And on their hearts his precepts binds.

4Their daily wants his bounty supply; Their steps he guards with watchful eye; Leads them from earth to Heaven above, And crowns them with eternal love.

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The verse

Meter
32
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 42% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Not all the nobles of the earth, Who boast the honors of their birth, Are to be named in the same day As those who bear the Christian name.˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘/32A

Verse 2

To be a Christian privilege is given To be the sons and heirs of Heaven; Sons of the God of love and light, And heirs of joy beyond the sky.˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/35A

Verse 3

Jesus, the Lord, prepares the way, And early leads them to obey; Whispers instruction to their minds, And on their hearts his precepts binds./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘//˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘///32A

Verse 4

Their daily wants his bounty supply; Their steps he guards with watchful eye; Leads them from earth to Heaven above, And crowns them with eternal love.˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/34A

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.