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Hymns and Tunes 1886 265

Now to the Lamb that once was slain

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1Now to the Lamb that once was slain,
Be endless blessings paid;
Salvation, glory, joy, remain
Forever on thy head.

2Thou wilt redeem us by thy blood,
And set the prisoners free,
And make us kings and priests to God,
And we shall reign with thee.

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 70% of beats fit
Rhyme
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Now to the Lamb that once was slain,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Be endless blessings paid;˘/˘/˘/6B
Salvation, glory, joy, remain˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Forever on thy head.˘/˘˘//6C

Verse 2

Thou wilt redeem us by thy blood,//˘/˘˘//8A
And set the prisoners free,˘/˘/˘˘/7B
And make us kings and priests to God,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
And we shall reign with 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.