Hymns and Tunes 1876 453
Hymn 453
1WHEN thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come,
To take thy ransomed people home,
Shall I among them stand ?
Shall such a worthless worm as I,
Who sometimes am afraid to die,
Be found at thy right hand ?
2I love to meet among them now,
Before thy gracious throne to bow,
Though vilest of them all ;
Yet can I hope thy pardoning thought,
To have my worthless name left out,
When thou for them shalt call ?
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.6.8.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 61% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCDDC
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Verse 1
WHEN thou, my righteous Judge, shalt come,//˘/˘///8A
To take thy ransomed people home,˘///˘/˘/8B
Shall I among them stand ?˘˘˘/˘/6C
Shall such a worthless worm as I,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8D
Who sometimes am afraid to die,˘˘/˘˘/˘/8D
Be found at thy right hand ?˘/˘///6C
Verse 2
I love to meet among them now,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Before thy gracious throne to bow,˘///˘/˘/8A
Though vilest of them all ;//˘˘˘/6B
Yet can I hope thy pardoning thought,/˘˘///˘˘/9C
To have my worthless name left out,˘˘˘/˘///8D
When thou for them shalt call ?//˘˘//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.