Hymns and Tunes 1876 412
Hymn 412
1OH ! what mighty change
Shall Jesus' followers know,
When o'er the happy plains they range,
Thoughtless of woe !
2There all our griefs are passed ;
There all our sorrows end ;
We gain a peaceful rest at last,
Through Christ our friend.
3No slightest touch of pain,
Nor sorrow's least alloy,
Can violate our rest, or stain
Our holy joy.
4In that eternal day,
No evil, no distress ;
There gushing tears are swept away
Forever from our eyes.
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The verse
- Meter
- 5.7.8.4
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 41% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
OH ! what mighty change˘˘/˘/5A
Shall Jesus' followers know,˘/˘/˘˘/7B
When o'er the happy plains they range,//˘/˘/˘/8A
Thoughtless of woe !/˘˘/4B
Verse 2
There all our griefs are passed ;///˘/˘/7A
There all our sorrows end ;///˘/˘/7B
We gain a peaceful rest at last,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Through Christ our friend.///˘/5B
Verse 3
No slightest touch of pain,˘/˘/˘/6A
Nor sorrow's least alloy,˘/˘///6B
Can violate our rest, or stain˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9A
Our holy joy./˘/˘/5B
Verse 4
In that eternal day,˘˘˘/˘/6A
No evil, no distress ;˘/˘˘˘/6B
There gushing tears are swept away//˘/˘/˘/8A
Forever from our eyes.˘/˘˘/˘/7C
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.