Hymns and Tunes 1886 178
Great God, with wonder and with praise
Words: Isaac Watts27, 74, 70
1Great God, with wonder and with praise
On all thy works I look;
But still thy wisdom, power, and grace
Shine brightest in thy book.
2Lord, make me understand thy law;
Show me thy truth divine;
And from thy gospel let me draw
Forgiveness for my sin.
3Here are my choicest treasures hid,
Here my best comfort lies;
Here my desires are satisfied,
And here my hopes arise.
- Words
- Isaac Watts
- Meter
- 27, 74, 70
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.9.6 · the hymnal prints 27, 74, 70
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 53% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Great God, with wonder and with praise//˘/˘˘˘/8A
On all thy works I look;˘///˘/6B
But still thy wisdom, power, and grace˘///˘/˘˘/9C
Shine brightest in thy book.//˘˘//6B
Verse 2
Lord, make me understand thy law;//˘/˘///8A
Show me thy truth divine;/˘//˘/6B
And from thy gospel let me draw˘˘//˘/˘/8A
Forgiveness for my sin.˘/˘˘˘/6C
Verse 3
Here are my choicest treasures hid,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Here my best comfort lies;/˘//˘/6B
Here my desires are satisfied,/˘˘/˘˘/˘/9C
And here my hopes arise.˘/˘/˘/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.