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Hymns and Tunes 1876 18

Harvey's Chant

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1WITH our ears we this night appear,
And bow before the Lord ;
His high commands with reverence hear,
And tremble at his word.

2How terrible thy glories are !
How bright thy beauties shine !
We are too foul for thee so fair,
Or truth compared with thine !

3Still, all ye ransomed of the Lord,
Your great Deliverer sing ;
Yea, let his praise fill every word,
Be joyful in your King.

4O Jesus, Lord of earth and heaven,
Our life and joy, to thee
Do we lift up our souls, by grace given
Through all eternity.

Also sung to
Harvey's Chant (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #27)

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The verse

Meter
9.6.9.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 47% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

WITH our ears we this night appear,˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9A
And bow before the Lord ;˘/˘/˘/6B
His high commands with reverence hear,˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9A
And tremble at his word.˘/˘˘˘/6C

Verse 2

How terrible thy glories are !//˘˘//˘˘8A
How bright thy beauties shine !////˘/6B
We are too foul for thee so fair,˘˘//˘/˘/8C
Or truth compared with thine !˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Still, all ye ransomed of the Lord,////˘˘˘/8A
Your great Deliverer sing ;˘/˘/˘˘/7B
Yea, let his praise fill every word,//˘///˘˘/9C
Be joyful in your King.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 4

O Jesus, Lord of earth and heaven,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Our life and joy, to thee/˘/˘/˘/7B
Do we lift up our souls, by grace given˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘11C
Through all eternity.//˘/˘˘6D

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.