Hymns and Tunes 1876 124
Hymn 124
1DID Christ o'er sinners weep ?
And shall our cheeks be dry ?
Let floods of penitential grief
Burst forth from every eye.
2The Son of God in tears
The wondering angels see ;
Be thou astonished, O my soul !
He shed those tears for thee.
3He wept that we might weep ;
Each sin demands a tear ;
In Heaven alone no sin is found,
And there's no weeping there.
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The verse
- Meter
- 6.7.8.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
DID Christ o'er sinners weep ?˘///˘/6A
And shall our cheeks be dry ?˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Let floods of penitential grief//˘????/8C
Burst forth from every eye.//˘/˘˘/7B
Verse 2
The Son of God in tears˘/˘/˘/6A
The wondering angels see ;˘/˘˘/˘/7B
Be thou astonished, O my soul !˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
He shed those tears for thee.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
He wept that we might weep ;˘/˘˘˘/6A
Each sin demands a tear ;//˘/˘/6B
In Heaven alone no sin is found,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9C
And there's no weeping there.˘/˘/˘/6B
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.