Hymns and Tunes 1876 50
Hymn 50
1GOD, in the gospel of his Son,
Makes his eternal counsels known ;
Tis here his richest mercy shines,
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.
2Wisdom its dictates here imparts,
To form our minds, to cheer our hearts ;
Its influence makes the sinner live ;
It bids the drooping saint revive.
3Our raging passions it controls,
And comfort yields to contrite souls ;
It brings a better world in view,
And guides us all our journey through.
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 46% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
GOD, in the gospel of his Son,/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Makes his eternal counsels known ;/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Tis here his richest mercy shines,//˘/˘/˘/8C
And truth is drawn in fairest lines.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Verse 2
Wisdom its dictates here imparts,/˘˘˘////8A
To form our minds, to cheer our hearts ;˘//˘/˘//˘/10A
Its influence makes the sinner live ;˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9B
It bids the drooping saint revive.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Verse 3
Our raging passions it controls,/˘/˘/˘˘˘/9A
And comfort yields to contrite souls ;˘/˘/˘˘//8A
It brings a better world in view,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
And guides us all our journey through.˘/˘//˘/˘/9B
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.