Hymns and Tunes 1886 319
Lord Jesus, when we stand afar
Words: William W. HowTune: 367, 914, 426
1Lord Jesus, when we stand afar,
And gaze upon thy holy cross,
In love of thee and scorn of self,
O, may we count the world as loss.
2When we behold thy bleeding wounds,
And the rough way that thou hast trod,
Make us to hate the load of sin
That lay so heavy on our God.
3O holy Lord! I pitied high
With outstretched arms, in mortal woe,
Embracing in thy wondrous love
The sinful world that lies below!
- Words
- William W. How
- Tune
- 367, 914, 426
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 67% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Lord Jesus, when we stand afar,//˘/˘/˘/8A
And gaze upon thy holy cross,˘/˘///˘/8B
In love of thee and scorn of self,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
O, may we count the world as loss.˘˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Verse 2
When we behold thy bleeding wounds,/˘˘///˘/8A
And the rough way that thou hast trod,˘˘//˘///8B
Make us to hate the load of sin/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
That lay so heavy on our God.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9B
Verse 3
O holy Lord! I pitied high˘/˘/˘///8A
With outstretched arms, in mortal woe,˘˘//˘/˘/8B
Embracing in thy wondrous love˘/˘˘//˘/8C
The sinful world that lies below!˘/˘/˘/˘/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.