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Hymns and Tunes 1876 28

Gerrar

2Let those refuse to sing,
Who never knew our God ;
But servants of the Heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad.

3The God that rules on high,
That all the earth surveys,
That rides upon the stormy sky,
And calms the roaring seas :

4This awful God is ours,
Our Father and our Love ;
He will send down his heavenly powers,
To carry us above.

5There we shall see his face,
And never, never sin ;
There from the rivers of his grace
Drink endless pleasures in.

6Yea, and before we rise
To that immortal state,
The thought of such amazing bliss
Should constant joys create.

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The verse

Meter
6.7.9.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 2

Let those refuse to sing,/˘˘/˘/6A
Who never knew our God ;˘/˘//˘/7B
But servants of the Heavenly King˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/9A
May speak their joys abroad.˘/˘/˘/6C

Verse 3

The God that rules on high,˘/˘/˘/6A
That all the earth surveys,˘/˘/˘/6B
That rides upon the stormy sky,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And calms the roaring seas :˘/˘/˘/6C

Verse 4

This awful God is ours,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
Our Father and our Love ;/˘/˘˘/˘/8B
He will send down his heavenly powers,˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘10A
To carry us above.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 5

There we shall see his face,/˘˘/˘/6A
And never, never sin ;˘/˘/˘/6B
There from the rivers of his grace/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Drink endless pleasures in.//˘/˘˘6B

Verse 6

Yea, and before we rise/˘˘/˘/6A
To that immortal state,˘˘//˘/6B
The thought of such amazing bliss˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Should constant joys create.˘/˘/˘/6B

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.