Hymns and Tunes 1886 290
To us a Child of hope is born
Words: John Morrison
1To us a Child of hope is born;
To us a Son is given;
Him shall the tribes of earth obey,
Him all the hosts of heaven.
2His name shall be the Prince of peace,
Forevermore adored,
The Wonderful, the Counselor,
The great and mighty Lord!
3His power increasing still shall spread,
His reign no end shall know;
Justice shall guard his throne above,
And peace abound below.
- Words
- John Morrison
- Scripture
- Isaiah 9:6
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 70% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
To us a Child of hope is born;˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
To us a Son is given;˘˘˘/˘/˘7B
Him shall the tribes of earth obey,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C
Him all the hosts of heaven.˘/˘/˘/˘7D
Verse 2
His name shall be the Prince of peace,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Forevermore adored,????˘/6B
The Wonderful, the Counselor,˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8C
The great and mighty Lord!˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
His power increasing still shall spread,˘/˘//˘/˘/9A
His reign no end shall know;˘/˘/˘/6B
Justice shall guard his throne above,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
And peace abound below.˘/˘/˘/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.