Hymns and Tunes 1886 200
O perfect law of the Most High!
Words: R. F. Cottrell
1O perfect law of the Most High!
Law ever holy, just, and good!
No other code like thee can vie,
For it is plainly brought to view.
2Let thy ten words my soul convert
From every false and sinful way;
Write thy pure precepts on my heart,
That from thy truth I may not stray.
3Then in the glorious world to come,
For all who reach that blissful home
Will be in harmony with God.
- Words
- R. F. Cottrell
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 48% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAC
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
O perfect law of the Most High!˘˘//˘˘//8A
Law ever holy, just, and good!//˘/˘/˘/8B
No other code like thee can vie,˘/˘///˘/8A
For it is plainly brought to view.˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C
Verse 2
Let thy ten words my soul convert////˘//˘8A
From every false and sinful way;˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9B
Write thy pure precepts on my heart,/////˘˘/8C
That from thy truth I may not stray.˘˘//˘˘˘/8B
Verse 3
Then in the glorious world to come,/˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A
For all who reach that blissful home˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Will be in harmony with God.˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8C
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.