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Hymns and Tunes 1886 322

Remember Me

Words: Isaac WattsMusic: Asa HullTune: C. M.

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1A-las! and did my Saviour bleed? And did my Sovereign die?
Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I?

2Was it for crimes that I have done He groaned upon the tree?
Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree!

3Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in,
When Christ, the mighty Maker died For man, the creature's sin.

4Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears,
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt mine eyes in tears.

5But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe:
Here, Lord, I give myself away; 'Tis all that I can do.

Tune
C. M.

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
15.14
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 66% of beats fit
Rhyme
AA
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

A-las! and did my Saviour bleed? And did my Sovereign die?˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/15A
Would he devote that sacred head For such a worm as I?˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘14A

Verse 2

Was it for crimes that I have done He groaned upon the tree?˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
Amazing pity! grace unknown! And love beyond degree!˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A

Verse 3

Well might the sun in darkness hide, And shut his glories in,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘14A
When Christ, the mighty Maker died For man, the creature's sin.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A

Verse 4

Thus might I hide my blushing face, While his dear cross appears,/˘˘/˘/˘//˘//˘/14A
Dissolve my heart in thankfulness, And melt mine eyes in tears.˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘/14B

Verse 5

But drops of grief can ne'er repay The debt of love I owe:˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
Here, Lord, I give myself away; 'Tis all that I can do.//˘///˘///˘˘˘˘14B

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.