Hymns and Tunes 1886 115
My Saviour, my almighty Friend
Words: Charles WesleyC.M.
1My Saviour, my almighty Friend,
When I begin thy praise,
Where will the growing numbers end,
The numbers of thy grace?
2Thou art my everlasting trust;
Thy goodness I adore;
And, since I knew thy graces first,
I speak thy glories more.
- Words
- Charles Wesley
- Meter
- C.M.
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
My Saviour, my almighty Friend,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
When I begin thy praise,/˘˘///6B
Where will the growing numbers end,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
The numbers of thy grace?˘/˘˘//6C
Verse 2
Thou art my everlasting trust;//˘/˘/˘/8A
Thy goodness I adore;//˘˘˘/6B
And, since I knew thy graces first,˘/˘///˘/8C
I speak thy glories more.˘///˘/6B
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.