Hymns and Tunes 1876 58
How perfect is thy word
1How perfect is thy word, Thy judgments all are just; And ever in thy promise, Lord, May man securely trust.
2I hear thy word in love, In faith thy word receive; Oh, grant me grace from above, To teach me, Lord, thy way.
3Thy testimonies, Lord, are true, Thy precepts all are pure; And long as Heaven and earth remain, The truth shall still endure.
4Oh! may my soul with joy Trust in thy faithful word; Be it through life my chief employ, To keep thy precepts, Lord.
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- Day (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #191)
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Verse 1
How perfect is thy word, Thy judgments all are just; And ever in thy promise, Lord, May man securely trust./˘/˘////˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/26A
Verse 2
I hear thy word in love, In faith thy word receive; Oh, grant me grace from above, To teach me, Lord, thy way.˘///˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘///25A
Verse 3
Thy testimonies, Lord, are true, Thy precepts all are pure; And long as Heaven and earth remain, The truth shall still endure.//˘/˘/˘/////˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/29A
Verse 4
Oh! may my soul with joy Trust in thy faithful word; Be it through life my chief employ, To keep thy precepts, Lord.˘˘˘/˘//˘//˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/////26A
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.