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Hymns and Tunes 1876 151

Buried beneath the yielding wave

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1Buried beneath the yielding wave, The great Redeemer lies; Faith views him in the watery grave, And thence beholds him rise.

2Thus do those willing souls, to-day, Their ardent zeal express, And in the Lord's appointed way, Fulfill all righteousness.

3With joy we in his footsteps tread, And would his cause maintain,— Like him be numbered with the dead, And with him rise and reign.

4His presence oft revives our hearts, And drives our fears away; When he commands, and strength imparts, We cheerfully obey.

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The verse

Meter
29
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 54% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

Buried beneath the yielding wave, The great Redeemer lies; Faith views him in the watery grave, And thence beholds him rise./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 2

Thus do those willing souls, to-day, Their ardent zeal express, And in the Lord's appointed way, Fulfill all righteousness./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘28A

Verse 3

With joy we in his footsteps tread, And would his cause maintain,— Like him be numbered with the dead, And with him rise and reign.˘/˘˘˘///˘˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/28A

Verse 4

His presence oft revives our hearts, And drives our fears away; When he commands, and strength imparts, We cheerfully obey.˘/˘/˘//˘/˘//˘/˘//˘˘/˘///˘/˘˘˘/30A

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.