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Hymns and Tunes 1876 57

Hymn 57

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1BLESSED Bible, how I love it !
How it doth my bosom cheer !
What hath earth like this to covet ?
Oh ! what stores of wealth are here.

2'Tis a fountain ever bursting,
Whence the weary soul obtain
Water for the soul's thirsting,
And shall never thirst again.

3'Tis a chart that never fails you,
As which God to man has given ;
When the rudest storm assails you,
It will guide you safe to Heaven.

4'Tis a pearl of price, exceeding
All the gems in ocean found ;
To its truths may you be heeding
In its truths may you abound.

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The verse

Meter
7.7.8.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 70% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

BLESSED Bible, how I love it !//˘/˘/˘7A
How it doth my bosom cheer !/˘/˘/˘/7B
What hath earth like this to covet ?˘///˘˘/˘8C
Oh ! what stores of wealth are here.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

'Tis a fountain ever bursting,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Whence the weary soul obtain/˘/˘/˘/7B
Water for the soul's thirsting,/˘˘˘//˘7A
And shall never thirst again.˘˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 3

'Tis a chart that never fails you,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
As which God to man has given ;˘˘/˘/˘/˘8B
When the rudest storm assails you,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
It will guide you safe to Heaven.˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Verse 4

'Tis a pearl of price, exceeding/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
All the gems in ocean found ;/˘/˘/˘/7B
To its truths may you be heeding˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
In its truths may you abound.˘˘/˘˘˘/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.