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Hymns and Tunes 1886 106

When strangers stand and hear me tell

C.M.

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1When strangers stand and hear me tell
What beauties in my Saviour dwell,
Where he is gone they fain would know,
That they may seek and love him too.

2O may my spirit daily rise
On wings of faith above the skies,
Till I shall make my last remove,
To dwell forever with my love.

3In Paradise, within the gates,
A higher entertainment waits,—
Fruits new and old laid up in store,
There we shall hunger nevermore.

Meter
C.M.

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 74% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC

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

When strangers stand and hear me tell//˘/˘/˘/8A
What beauties in my Saviour dwell,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Where he is gone they fain would know,/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
That they may seek and love him too.˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 2

O may my spirit daily rise˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
On wings of faith above the skies,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Till I shall make my last remove,/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
To dwell forever with my love.˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C

Verse 3

In Paradise, within the gates,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
A higher entertainment waits,—˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Fruits new and old laid up in store,//˘//˘˘/8B
There we shall hunger nevermore./˘˘/˘/˘/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.