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Hymns and Tunes 1876 132

Faith

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1By faith I see the day, That ends my woe, When I shall yield my gain O'er all my loss.

2In the thick clouds of light, By faith I see A crown of glory bright, Prepared for me.

3Oh! let me now behold That happy day, When sorrow, sin, and pain Shall flee away!

4Oh! let me now behold The prize in view! And through the storms of life My way pursue.

5Jesus, thou art my guide; Oh! steps attend, And keep me near thy side, Be thou my friend.

6Be thou my shield and sun, Be thou my guard! And, when my work is done, My great reward.

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The verse

Meter
20
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 84% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

By faith I see the day, That ends my woe, When I shall yield my gain O'er all my loss.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘///˘/20A

Verse 2

In the thick clouds of light, By faith I see A crown of glory bright, Prepared for me.˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘20A

Verse 3

Oh! let me now behold That happy day, When sorrow, sin, and pain Shall flee away!˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/20A

Verse 4

Oh! let me now behold The prize in view! And through the storms of life My way pursue.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/20A

Verse 5

Jesus, thou art my guide; Oh! steps attend, And keep me near thy side, Be thou my friend./˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/20A

Verse 6

Be thou my shield and sun, Be thou my guard! And, when my work is done, My great reward.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/20A

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.