Hymns and Tunes 1886 202
Thou art my portion, O my God
Words: Isaac Watts114, 396, 70
1Thou art my portion, O my God!
Soon as I know thy way,
My heart makes haste to thy word,
And suffers no delay.
2I choose the path of heavenly truth,
And glory in my choice;
Not all the riches of the earth
Could make me so rejoice.
3The testimonies of thy grace
I set before mine eyes;
Thence I derive my daily strength,
And there my comfort lies.
- Words
- Isaac Watts
- Meter
- 114, 396, 70
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.7.6 · the hymnal prints 114, 396, 70
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Thou art my portion, O my God!//˘/˘˘˘/8A
Soon as I know thy way,/˘˘///6B
My heart makes haste to thy word,˘///˘//7C
And suffers no delay.˘/˘˘˘/6B
Verse 2
I choose the path of heavenly truth,˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9A
And glory in my choice;˘/˘˘˘/6B
Not all the riches of the earth˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
Could make me so rejoice.˘/˘˘˘/6B
Verse 3
The testimonies of thy grace˘/˘/˘˘//8A
I set before mine eyes;˘/˘///6B
Thence I derive my daily strength,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
And there my comfort lies.˘/˘/˘/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.