Hymns and Tunes 1876 17
Behold the Lamb of God
1Behold the Lamb of God, Who, walking in his sight, Make all the precepts of his word Their study and delight.
2Their works of piety and love Performed through Christ, their Lord, Forever registered above, Shall meet a sure reward.
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The verse
- Meter
- 26
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 73% of beats fit
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Verse 1
Behold the Lamb of God, Who, walking in his sight, Make all the precepts of his word Their study and delight.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/26A
Verse 2
Their works of piety and love Performed through Christ, their Lord, Forever registered above, Shall meet a sure reward.˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/28A
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.