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Hymns and Tunes 1876 208

How sweet, how heavenly is the sight

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1How sweet, how heavenly is the sight When those that love the Lord In one another's peace delight, And thus fulfil his word!

2When each can feel his brother's sigh, And with him bear a part; When sorrow flows from eye to eye, And joy from heart to heart.

3When, free from envy, scorn, and pride, Our wishes all above, Each can his brother's failings hide, And show a brother's love.

4When love, in one delightful stream, Through every bosom flows; And union sweet, and dear esteem, In every action glows.

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The verse

Meter
29
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 39% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

How sweet, how heavenly is the sight When those that love the Lord In one another's peace delight, And thus fulfil his word!////˘˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 2

When each can feel his brother's sigh, And with him bear a part; When sorrow flows from eye to eye, And joy from heart to heart.//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/28A

Verse 3

When, free from envy, scorn, and pride, Our wishes all above, Each can his brother's failings hide, And show a brother's love.//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 4

When love, in one delightful stream, Through every bosom flows; And union sweet, and dear esteem, In every action glows.//˘/˘/˘///˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/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.