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Hymns and Tunes 1876 135

Oh! happy are they who yet sail on

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1Oh! happy are they who yet sail on, O thou, my Savior and my God! Well may I let thy glowing bridge, And tell thy raptures all abroad.

2The done, the great temptation done! I am my Lord's, and he is mine; He drew me, and I followed him; Charmed to confess the voice divine.

3Now rest, my long divided heart, Fixed on this blissful center, rest, Nor ever from thy Lord depart, With him of every good possessed.

4High Heaven, that heard the solemn vow, That vow renewed shall daily hear, Till in life's latest hour I bow, And bless at last a bond so dear.

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The verse

Meter
33
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

Oh! happy are they who yet sail on, O thou, my Savior and my God! Well may I let thy glowing bridge, And tell thy raptures all abroad.˘/˘˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘˘///˘/˘///˘/˘/33A

Verse 2

The done, the great temptation done! I am my Lord's, and he is mine; He drew me, and I followed him; Charmed to confess the voice divine.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/32A

Verse 3

Now rest, my long divided heart, Fixed on this blissful center, rest, Nor ever from thy Lord depart, With him of every good possessed.//˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/33A

Verse 4

High Heaven, that heard the solemn vow, That vow renewed shall daily hear, Till in life's latest hour I bow, And bless at last a bond so dear.//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/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.