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Hymns and Tunes 1886 294

He has come! the Christ of God

Words: Horatius Bonar

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1He has come! the Christ of God
Left lofty his glorious throne,
Stooping from his throne of bliss
To this darksome wilderness.

2He has come! the Prince of peace;
Come to bid our sorrows cease,
Come to scatter with his light
All the shadows of our night.

3He, the mighty King, has come!
Making this poor earth his home;
Come to bear our sin's sad load;
Son of David, Son of God!

4He has come, whose name of grace
Speaks deliverance to our race,
Left his Father's throne above,
Son of Mary, Son of God!

5Unto us a child is born!
Ne'er has earth beheld a morn,
Among all the morns of time,
Half so glorious in its prime.

6He has come from God's own heaven,
Bringing us from him from above,
Holy peace and holy love.

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The verse

Meter
7.8.7.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 62% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

He has come! the Christ of God˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Left lofty his glorious throne,//˘˘/˘˘/8B
Stooping from his throne of bliss/˘˘˘/˘/7C
To this darksome wilderness.˘˘??/˘˘7D

Verse 2

He has come! the Prince of peace;˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Come to bid our sorrows cease,/˘//˘/˘/8A
Come to scatter with his light/˘/˘˘˘/7B
All the shadows of our night./˘//˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

He, the mighty King, has come!˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Making this poor earth his home;/˘˘//˘/7B
Come to bear our sin's sad load;/˘//˘///8C
Son of David, Son of God!/˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 4

He has come, whose name of grace˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Speaks deliverance to our race,/˘/˘˘˘/˘/9A
Left his Father's throne above,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Son of Mary, Son of God!/˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 5

Unto us a child is born!/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Ne'er has earth beheld a morn,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Among all the morns of time,˘//˘/˘/7B
Half so glorious in its prime./˘/˘˘˘˘/8B

Verse 6

He has come from God's own heaven,˘˘/˘///˘8A
Bringing us from him from above,/˘˘˘˘˘˘/8B
Holy peace and holy love./˘/˘/˘/7B

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.