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Hymns and Tunes 1876 178

He dies! the friend of sinners dies!

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1He dies! the friend of sinners dies! Lo! Salem's daughters weep around; A solemn darkness veils the skies, A sudden trembling shakes the ground.

2Come, saints, and shed your tears anew, Behold the great Redeemer weep; nor let He shed his precious blood for you, Then let us your tears before him.

3Here's love and grief beyond degree, The Lord of glory dies for men; But lo! what sudden joys we see, Jesus the dead revives again!

4He lives forever, wondrous King, Born to redeem, and strong to save; Then ask, O death, where is thy sting? And where thy victory, boasting grave?

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The verse

Meter
33
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 67% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

He dies! the friend of sinners dies! Lo! Salem's daughters weep around; A solemn darkness veils the skies, A sudden trembling shakes the ground.˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/33A

Verse 2

Come, saints, and shed your tears anew, Behold the great Redeemer weep; nor let He shed his precious blood for you, Then let us your tears before him.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘34A

Verse 3

Here's love and grief beyond degree, The Lord of glory dies for men; But lo! what sudden joys we see, Jesus the dead revives again!//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/32A

Verse 4

He lives forever, wondrous King, Born to redeem, and strong to save; Then ask, O death, where is thy sting? And where thy victory, boasting grave?˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘///˘//˘//˘///˘˘/˘/33A

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.