Hymns and Tunes 1886 188
Jesus, thy word is my delight
Words: William Hammond609, 237, 396
1Jesus, thy word is my delight,
There peace and refuge I have seen;
O could I study day and night,
And meditate on things divine!
2O Lamb of God, the book unseal,
And let thy hearts expand;
Let all its life and spirit feel,
And heavenly wisdom gain.
3That thou for us didst live and die,
Make known to us, dear Lord;
To us the promises apply,
Recorded in thy word.
- Words
- William Hammond
- Meter
- 609, 237, 396
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8 · the hymnal prints 609, 237, 396
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 60% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Jesus, thy word is my delight,/˘//˘˘˘/8A
There peace and refuge I have seen;//˘/˘˘˘/8B
O could I study day and night,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And meditate on things divine!˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Verse 2
O Lamb of God, the book unseal,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And let thy hearts expand;˘///˘/6B
Let all its life and spirit feel,//˘/˘/˘/8A
And heavenly wisdom gain.˘/˘˘/˘/7C
Verse 3
That thou for us didst live and die,˘/˘˘//˘/8A
Make known to us, dear Lord;//˘˘//6B
To us the promises apply,˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Recorded in thy word.˘/˘˘//6C
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.