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Hymns and Tunes 1876 114

Hymn 114

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1DARK was the night, and cold the ground
On which the Lord was laid ;
His sweat like drops of blood ran down ;
In agony he prayed.

2Father, remove this bitter cup,
If such thy sacred will ;
If not, content to drink it up,
Thy pleasure I fulfill.

3Go to the garden, sinner ; see
Those precious drops that flow ;
The heavy load he bore for thee ;
'Twas wrongs and want and woe.

4Then learn of him the cross to bear ;
Thy Father's hand adore ;
And, when temptations press thee near,
Awake to watch and pray.

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 66% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

DARK was the night, and cold the ground/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
On which the Lord was laid ;˘˘˘/˘/6B
His sweat like drops of blood ran down ;˘///˘///8C
In agony he prayed.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 2

Father, remove this bitter cup,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
If such thy sacred will ;˘///˘˘6B
If not, content to drink it up,˘˘/˘˘/˘˘8A
Thy pleasure I fulfill.//˘˘˘/6B

Verse 3

Go to the garden, sinner ; see/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Those precious drops that flow ;˘/˘/˘/6B
The heavy load he bore for thee ;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
'Twas wrongs and want and woe.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Then learn of him the cross to bear ;//˘˘˘/˘/8A
Thy Father's hand adore ;//˘/˘/6B
And, when temptations press thee near,˘/˘/˘///8C
Awake to watch and pray.˘/˘/˘/6D

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.