Hymns and Tunes 1886 173
God, in the gospel of his Son
Words: Anon219, 169, 51
1God, in the gospel of his Son,
Makes his eternal counsels known;
'T is here his richest mercy shines,
And truth in brightest lustre lines.
2Wisdom its dictates here imparts,
To form our minds, to cheer our hearts;
Its influence makes the sinner live,
It bids the drooping saint revive.
3Our raging passions it controls,
And comfort yields to contrite souls;
It brings a better world in view,
And guides us all our journey through.
- Words
- Anon
- Meter
- 219, 169, 51
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.9.8 · the hymnal prints 219, 169, 51
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 38% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
God, in the gospel of his Son,/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Makes his eternal counsels known;/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
'T is here his richest mercy shines,/˘/˘/˘/˘/9C
And truth in brightest lustre lines.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Verse 2
Wisdom its dictates here imparts,/˘˘˘////8A
To form our minds, to cheer our hearts;˘//˘/˘//˘/10A
Its influence makes the sinner live,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9B
It bids the drooping saint revive.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Verse 3
Our raging passions it controls,/˘/˘/˘˘˘/9A
And comfort yields to contrite souls;˘/˘/˘˘//8A
It brings a better world in view,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
And guides us all our journey through.˘/˘//˘/˘/9B
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.