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Hymns and Tunes 1886 119

The Saviour! O what endless charms

Words: Anne SteeleC.M.

1The Saviour! O what endless charms
Dwell in the blissful sound!
Its influence every fear disarms,
And spreads sweet comfort round.

2The mighty Former of the skies
Stooped to our vile abode,
While angels viewed with wondering eyes,
And hailed the incarnate God.

3O the rich depths of love divine!
Of bliss, a boundless store!
Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine,
I cannot wish for more.

4On thee alone my hope relies,
Beneath thy cross I fall;
My Lord, my Life, my Sacrifice,
My Saviour, and my All!

Words: Anne Steele
Meter: C.M.

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The verse

Meter: 8.6.9.6 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

The Saviour! O what endless charms˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A

Dwell in the blissful sound!/˘˘/˘/6B

Its influence every fear disarms,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9C

And spreads sweet comfort round.˘///˘/6B

Verse 2

The mighty Former of the skies˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A

Stooped to our vile abode,/˘˘/˘/6B

While angels viewed with wondering eyes,//˘/˘/˘˘/9A

And hailed the incarnate God.˘/˘//˘/7C

Verse 3

O the rich depths of love divine!˘˘//˘/˘/8A

Of bliss, a boundless store!˘/˘/˘/6B

Dear Saviour, let me call thee mine,//˘/˘///8A

I cannot wish for more.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

On thee alone my hope relies,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

Beneath thy cross I fall;˘///˘/6B

My Lord, my Life, my Sacrifice,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

My Saviour, and my All!˘/˘˘˘/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.