Hymns and Tunes 1876 52
Hymn 52
1FATHER of mercies, in thy word
What endless glory shines !
Forever be thy name adored
For these celestial lines.
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 56% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
FATHER of mercies, in thy word/˘˘//˘//8A
What endless glory shines !˘/˘/˘/6B
Forever be thy name adored˘/˘˘//˘/8C
For these celestial lines.˘˘˘/˘/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.