Hymns and Tunes 1876 129
Hymn 129
1SINNER, art thou still secure ?
Wilt thou still refuse to pray ?
Can thy heart or hope endure
In the Lord's avenging day ?
2At his presence nature shakes,
Earth affrighted hastes to flee ;
Solid mountains melt like dew ;
What will then become of thee ?
3Who his advent may abide ?
You that glory in your shame,
Will you find a place to hide,
When the world is wrapt in flame ?
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.7.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 73% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
SINNER, art thou still secure ?/˘///˘/7A
Wilt thou still refuse to pray ?///˘/˘/7B
Can thy heart or hope endure˘//˘/˘/7A
In the Lord's avenging day ?˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Verse 2
At his presence nature shakes,˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Earth affrighted hastes to flee ;/???/˘/7B
Solid mountains melt like dew ;/˘/˘///7C
What will then become of thee ?˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Verse 3
Who his advent may abide ?˘˘//˘˘/7A
You that glory in your shame,˘˘/˘˘˘/7B
Will you find a place to hide,˘˘/˘/˘/7A
When the world is wrapt in flame ?/˘/˘?˘/7B
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