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Hymns and Tunes 1886 194

Blessed Bible, how I love it

Words: AnonTune, Stockwell, No. 162

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1Blessed Bible, how I love it!
How it doth my bosom cheer!
What hath earth like this to give me?
O, what stores of wealth are here!

2'T is a fountain ever springing,
Where the weary may obtain
Water for the thirst of blessing,
That it may not thirst again.

3'T is a chart that never faileth,
One which God to us hath given;
And though oft the storm assaileth,
It will guide you safe to heaven.

4'T is a pearl of price exceeding
All the gems in ocean found;
And, like good precepts feeding,
In thy grace thou art abound.

Words
Anon

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The verse

Meter
7.7.8.7 · the hymnal prints Tune, Stockwell, No. 162
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 44% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Blessed Bible, how I love it!//˘/˘/˘7A
How it doth my bosom cheer!/˘/˘/˘/7B
What hath earth like this to give me?˘///˘˘/˘8C
O, what stores of wealth are here!˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

'T is a fountain ever springing,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Where the weary may obtain/˘/˘˘˘/7B
Water for the thirst of blessing,/˘˘˘/˘/˘8C
That it may not thirst again.˘˘˘˘/˘/7D

Verse 3

'T is a chart that never faileth,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
One which God to us hath given;/˘/˘˘//˘8B
And though oft the storm assaileth,˘//˘/˘/˘8A
It will guide you safe to heaven.˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Verse 4

'T is a pearl of price exceeding/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
All the gems in ocean found;/˘/˘/˘/7B
And, like good precepts feeding,˘/////˘7A
In thy grace thou art abound.˘////˘/7B

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.