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Hymns and Tunes 1886 318

'Tis finished! the Messiah dies

Tune: 301, 567, 68

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1'Tis finished! the Messiah dies,—
Cut off for sins, but not his own;
Accomplished is the sacrifice,
Now his incarnate work is done.

2'Tis finished! all the debt is paid;
Justice divine is satisfied;
The grand and full provision made:
Christ for a guilty world hath died.

3The veil is rent in him alone
The living way to heaven is seen;
The middle wall is broken down,
And all mankind may enter in.

4The types and figures are fulfilled;
Exacted is the legal pain:
The precious promises are sealed:
The spotless Lamb of God is slain.

Tune
301, 567, 68

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 70% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

'Tis finished! the Messiah dies,—//˘˘˘/˘/8A
Cut off for sins, but not his own;//˘/˘˘˘/8B
Accomplished is the sacrifice,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
Now his incarnate work is done./˘//˘/˘/8D

Verse 2

'Tis finished! all the debt is paid;//˘/˘/˘/8A
Justice divine is satisfied;/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
The grand and full provision made:˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Christ for a guilty world hath died./˘˘/˘///8B

Verse 3

The veil is rent in him alone˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
The living way to heaven is seen;˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9B
The middle wall is broken down,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
And all mankind may enter in.˘///˘/˘˘8D

Verse 4

The types and figures are fulfilled;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Exacted is the legal pain:˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B
The precious promises are sealed:˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
The spotless Lamb of God is slain.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

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.