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Hymns and Tunes 1876 336

THAT awful day will surely come

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1THAT awful day will surely come— Th' appointed hour makes haste— When I must stand before my Judge, And pass the solemn test.

2Jesus, thou source of all my joys, Thou ruler of my heart, How could I bear to hear thy voice Pronounce the word, Depart!

3What! I to be banished from my Lord, To rocks and mountains cry! And bid the hills conceal my grief, And hide me from his eye.

4Oh! if I wretched state of deep despair, By angels' doom to dwell, And lie most doleful station where Devils and darkness dwell.

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The verse

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iambic (da-DUM) · 40% of beats fit
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Verse 1

THAT awful day will surely come— Th' appointed hour makes haste— When I must stand before my Judge, And pass the solemn test.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 2

Jesus, thou source of all my joys, Thou ruler of my heart, How could I bear to hear thy voice Pronounce the word, Depart!/˘//˘/˘///˘˘˘//˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/28A

Verse 3

What! I to be banished from my Lord, To rocks and mountains cry! And bid the hills conceal my grief, And hide me from his eye.˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/29A

Verse 4

Oh! if I wretched state of deep despair, By angels' doom to dwell, And lie most doleful station where Devils and darkness dwell.˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘//˘˘/˘/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.