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Hymns and Tunes 1876 54

Hymn 54

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1A GLORY in the word we find,
When grace restores our sight ;
But sin has darkened all the mind,
And veiled the heavenly light.

2When God's own Spirit clears our view,
How bright the doctrines shine !
Truth has its sweetness always new,
To souls renewed by grace.

3How blest are we, with open face
To see thy glory, Lord,
And all thy holy things born of grace,
Reflected from thy word.

4Oh ! teach us, as we look, to grow
In holiness and love,
That we may long to see and know
Thy glorious face above.

Also sung to
Ortonville (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #179)

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The verse

Meter
8.7.8.7
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 57% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

A GLORY in the word we find,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
When grace restores our sight ;//˘//˘/7B
But sin has darkened all the mind,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And veiled the heavenly light.˘/˘/˘˘/7B

Verse 2

When God's own Spirit clears our view,////˘//˘/9A
How bright the doctrines shine !//˘/˘/6B
Truth has its sweetness always new,/˘˘/˘///8A
To souls renewed by grace.˘/˘/˘/6C

Verse 3

How blest are we, with open face//˘˘˘/˘/8A
To see thy glory, Lord,˘///˘/6B
And all thy holy things born of grace,˘///˘//˘/9A
Reflected from thy word.˘/˘˘//6C

Verse 4

Oh ! teach us, as we look, to grow˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
In holiness and love,˘/˘˘˘/6B
That we may long to see and know˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Thy glorious face above.//˘˘/˘/7B

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.