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Hymns and Tunes 1886 134

O Thou in whose presence my soul takes delight

Words: Joseph SwainMusic: Freeman LewisTune: Beloved11s & 8s

1O Thou in whose presence my soul takes delight,
On whom in affliction I call,
My comfort by day and my song in the night,
My hope, my salvation, my all!

2Ye daughters of Zion, declare, have you seen
The star that on Israel shone?
Say if in your tents my Beloved has been,
And where with his flock he has gone.

3His voice, as the sound of the dulcimer sweet,
Is heard through the shadows of death;
The cedars of Lebanon bow at his feet,
The air is perfumed with his breath.

4His lips, as a fountain of righteousness flow,
To water the gardens of grace;
From which their salvation the Gentiles shall know,
And bask in the smiles of his face.

5He looks, and ten thousands of angels rejoice,
And myriads wait for his word;
He speaks, and eternity, filled with his voice,
Re-echoes the praise of the Lord.

Also sung to
Swain (SDA Hymnal #36)
Scripture
Song of Solomon 3:3; Psalm 42:8

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
11.8.11.8 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 31% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

O Thou in whose presence my soul takes delight,˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/11A
On whom in affliction I call,˘˘˘˘/˘˘/8B
My comfort by day and my song in the night,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
My hope, my salvation, my all!˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 2

Ye daughters of Zion, declare, have you seen//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
The star that on Israel shone?˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
Say if in your tents my Beloved has been,/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘11C
And where with his flock he has gone.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8D

Verse 3

His voice, as the sound of the dulcimer sweet,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
Is heard through the shadows of death;˘//˘//˘/8B
The cedars of Lebanon bow at his feet,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
The air is perfumed with his breath.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 4

His lips, as a fountain of righteousness flow,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
To water the gardens of grace;˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
From which their salvation the Gentiles shall know,˘˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/11A
And bask in the smiles of his face.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 5

He looks, and ten thousands of angels rejoice,˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/11A
And myriads wait for his word;˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
He speaks, and eternity, filled with his voice,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
Re-echoes the praise of the Lord.??˘/˘˘/7C

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.