Hymns and Tunes 1886 193
Imposture shrinks from light
Words: Anon86, 59, 601
1Imposture shrinks from light,
And dreads the curious eye;
But sacred truths the test invite,
They bid us search and try.
2O may we seek again
A meek, inquiring mind,
Assured that those who search in vain,
But hidden treasures find.
3With understanding blessed,
Created to be free,
Our faith on man we dare not rest,
We trust alone in thee.
- Words
- Anon
- Meter
- 86, 59, 601
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 6.7.8.6 · the hymnal prints 86, 59, 601
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 62% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Imposture shrinks from light,???/˘/6A
And dreads the curious eye;˘/˘/˘˘/7B
But sacred truths the test invite,˘/˘/˘///8A
They bid us search and try.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
O may we seek again˘˘˘/˘/6A
A meek, inquiring mind,˘///˘˘/7B
Assured that those who search in vain,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
But hidden treasures find.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
With understanding blessed,˘/˘/˘/6A
Created to be free,˘/˘˘˘/6B
Our faith on man we dare not rest,/˘/˘/˘/˘/9A
We trust alone in thee.˘/˘/˘/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.