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Hymns and Tunes 1886 103

O thou, my soul, forget no more

C.M.

1O thou, my soul, forget no more
The Friend who all thy sorrows bore;
Let every idol be forgot,
But, O my soul, forget him not.

2Eternal Truth and mercy shine
In him, and he himself is thine;
And canst thou, then, with sin beset,
Such charms, such matchless charms, forget?

3O no! till life itself depart,
His name shall cheer and warm my heart;
And, lisping this, from earth I'll rise,
And join the chorus of the skies.

4Then through eternity I'll sing
The matchless love of Christ, my King;
And finding there no end of days,
So shall I find no end of praise.

Meter: C.M.

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The verse

Meter: 8.8.8.8 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABB

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Ortonville, Cantate Domino, Christmas · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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Verse 1

O thou, my soul, forget no more˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

The Friend who all thy sorrows bore;˘/˘///˘/8A

Let every idol be forgot,//˘/˘˘˘/8B

But, O my soul, forget him not.˘˘˘/˘/˘˘8B

Verse 2

Eternal Truth and mercy shine˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

In him, and he himself is thine;˘˘˘˘˘/˘/8A

And canst thou, then, with sin beset,˘///˘/˘/8B

Such charms, such matchless charms, forget?///??/˘/8B

Verse 3

O no! till life itself depart,˘˘////˘/8A

His name shall cheer and warm my heart;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

And, lisping this, from earth I'll rise,˘/˘˘˘///8B

And join the chorus of the skies.˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B

Verse 4

Then through eternity I'll sing//˘/˘˘//8A

The matchless love of Christ, my King;˘??/˘/˘/8A

And finding there no end of days,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

So shall I find no end of praise.˘˘˘/˘/˘/8B

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.