Hymns and Tunes 1886 268
To God, the only wise
Words: Isaac Watts
1To God, the only wise,
Who keeps us by his word,
Be glory now and evermore,
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
2Hosanna to the Word,
Who from the Father came;
Ascribe salvation to the Lord,
And ever bless his name.
3The Spirit of Christ our Lord,
The Father's boundless love,
The Spirit's blest communion, too,
Be with us all above.
- Words
- Isaac Watts
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The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.8.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 75% of beats fit
- Rhyme
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Verse 1
To God, the only wise,˘/˘/˘/6A
Who keeps us by his word,˘/˘˘˘/6B
Be glory now and evermore,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.//˘//˘/7D
Verse 2
Hosanna to the Word,˘/˘˘˘/6A
Who from the Father came;˘˘˘/˘/6B
Ascribe salvation to the Lord,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
And ever bless his name.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
The Spirit of Christ our Lord,˘/˘˘//˘/8A
The Father's boundless love,˘/˘/˘/6B
The Spirit's blest communion, too,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Be with us all above.˘˘˘/˘/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.