Hymns and Tunes 1886 323
Behold the Saviour of mankind
Words: Samuel WesleyTune: 896, 179, 181
1Behold the Saviour of mankind Nailed to the shameful tree!
How vast the love that him inclined To die for you and me!
2Hark! how he groans, while nature shakes, And earth's strong pillars bend;
The temple's vail in sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend.
3'Tis done! the precious ransom's paid! 'Receive my soul!' he cries;
See where he bows his sacred head; He bows his head, and dies.
- Words
- Samuel Wesley
- Tune
- 896, 179, 181
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 15.14
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Behold the Saviour of mankind Nailed to the shameful tree!˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘˘/˘/15A
How vast the love that him inclined To die for you and me!//˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘14A
Verse 2
Hark! how he groans, while nature shakes, And earth's strong pillars bend;//˘///˘/˘///˘/14A
The temple's vail in sunder breaks, The solid marbles rend.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘?14B
Verse 3
'Tis done! the precious ransom's paid! 'Receive my soul!' he cries;//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
See where he bows his sacred head; He bows his head, and dies.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
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.