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Hymns and Tunes 1886 179

A glory in the word we find

Words: AnonMusic: Thomas HastingsTune: ORTONVILLEC. M.

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1A glory in the word we find,
When grace restores our sight;
But sin has darkened all the mind,
And veiled the heavenly light.

2When God's own Spirit clears our view,
How bright the documents shine!
Their holy fruits and sweetness show
Their author is divine.

3How blest are we, with open face
To view thy glory, Lord,
And all thy image now to grace
Reflected in thy word!

4O teach us, as we long to grow
In holiness and love,
That we may long to see and know
Thy glorious face above.

Words
Anon
Meter
C. M.

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 73% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Cantate Domino, Christmas, St. Agnes · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

A glory in the word we find,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
When grace restores our sight;//˘/˘/6B
But sin has darkened all the mind,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And veiled the heavenly light.˘/˘/˘/6B*

Verse 2

When God's own Spirit clears our view,////˘/˘/8A
How bright the documents shine!//˘/˘˘/7B
Their holy fruits and sweetness show˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Their author is divine.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 3

How blest are we, with open face//˘˘˘/˘/8A
To view thy glory, Lord,˘///˘/6B
And all thy image now to grace˘///˘/˘/8A
Reflected in thy word!˘/˘˘//6C

Verse 4

O teach us, as we long to grow˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
In holiness and love,˘/˘˘˘/6B
That we may long to see and know˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Thy glorious face above.//˘/˘/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.