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Hymns and Tunes 1876 521

Hymn 521

1THOU art the Way ;—to thee alone
From sin and death we flee ;
And he who would the Father seek,
Must seek him, Lord, by thee.

2Thou art the Truth ;—thy word alone
True wisdom can impart ;
Thou only canst inform the mind,
And purify the heart.

3Thou art the Life ;—the rending tomb
Proclaims thy conquering arm ;
And those who put their trust in thee
Nor death nor hell shall harm.

4Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life ;
Grant us that way to know,
That truth to keep, that life to win,
Whose joys eternal flow.

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The verse

Meter: 8.6.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

THOU art the Way ;—to thee alone//˘/˘/˘/8A

From sin and death we flee ;˘/˘/˘/6B

And he who would the Father seek,˘˘˘˘˘/˘/8C

Must seek him, Lord, by thee.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Thou art the Truth ;—thy word alone//˘///˘/8A

True wisdom can impart ;//˘˘//6B

Thou only canst inform the mind,//˘///˘/8C

And purify the heart.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Thou art the Life ;—the rending tomb//˘/˘/˘/8A

Proclaims thy conquering arm ;˘///˘˘/7B

And those who put their trust in thee˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C

Nor death nor hell shall harm.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life ;//˘/˘/˘/8A

Grant us that way to know,/˘˘/˘/6B

That truth to keep, that life to win,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Whose joys eternal flow.˘/˘/˘/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.