Hymns and Tunes 1876 487
Hymn 487
1I SEE thee kneeling in the garden,
Pureness has shining way,
And angels proclaims his Maker's praise,
While every breath of air ;
2Thus would the rising soul
To heavenly Parent sue,
And like the great original
Thus breathe thy praises too.
3Serene I laid me down
Beneath his guardian care ;
I slept, and I awoke, and found
My kind Preserver near.
4My life I would anew
Devote, O Lord, to thee ;
And in thy kingdom I would spend
A bright eternity.
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The verse
- Meter
- 9.6.9.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 53% of beats fit
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Verse 1
I SEE thee kneeling in the garden,˘///˘˘˘/˘9A
Pureness has shining way,/˘˘/˘/6B
And angels proclaims his Maker's praise,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9C
While every breath of air ;//˘˘/˘/7D
Verse 2
Thus would the rising soul/˘˘/˘/6A
To heavenly Parent sue,˘/˘˘/˘/7B
And like the great original˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
Thus breathe thy praises too.////˘/6B
Verse 3
Serene I laid me down˘/˘/˘/6A
Beneath his guardian care ;˘/˘/˘˘/7B
I slept, and I awoke, and found˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
My kind Preserver near.˘/˘/˘/6D
Verse 4
My life I would anew˘/˘˘˘/6A
Devote, O Lord, to thee ;˘/˘/˘/6B
And in thy kingdom I would spend˘˘//˘˘˘/8C
A bright eternity.˘/˘/˘˘6D
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.