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Hymns and Tunes 1886 177

How blest the children of the Lord

Words: Harriet Auber120, 114, 27

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1How blest the children of the Lord,
Who, walking in his sight,
Make all the precepts of his word
Their study and delight!

2That precious wealth shall be their dower,
Which cannot know decay;
Which moth and rust shall ne'er devour,
Or spoilers take away.

3For them that heavenly light shall spread
Whose cheering rays illume
The darkest hours of life, and shed
A halo round the tomb.

4Their works of piety and love,
Performed through Christ, their Lord,
Forever gathered above,
Shall meet a sure reward.

Meter
120, 114, 27

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 120, 114, 27
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 67% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

How blest the children of the Lord,//˘/˘˘˘/8A
Who, walking in his sight,˘/˘˘˘/6B
Make all the precepts of his word//˘//˘˘/8C
Their study and delight!˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 2

That precious wealth shall be their dower,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Which cannot know decay;˘/˘/˘/6B
Which moth and rust shall ne'er devour,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9C
Or spoilers take away.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

For them that heavenly light shall spread˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A
Whose cheering rays illume˘/˘/??6B
The darkest hours of life, and shed˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9A
A halo round the tomb.˘/˘/˘/6C

Verse 4

Their works of piety and love,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Performed through Christ, their Lord,˘///˘/6B
Forever gathered above,˘/˘/˘˘/7A
Shall meet a sure reward.˘/˘/˘/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.