Hymns and Tunes 1886 324
See! through his holy hands and feet
Words: V. FortunatusTune: 846, 897, 703
1See! through his holy hands and feet The cruel nails they drive:
Our ransom thus is made complete, Our souls are saved alive.
2And see! the spear has pierced his side, And shed that sacred blood—
That holy, reconciling tide— The water and the blood.
3O holy cross! From thee we learn The only way to heaven;
And O, to them may sinners turn, And look, and be forgiven.
- Words
- V. Fortunatus
- Tune
- 846, 897, 703
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 14.16
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 71% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AA
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Verse 1
See! through his holy hands and feet The cruel nails they drive://˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
Our ransom thus is made complete, Our souls are saved alive./˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/16A
Verse 2
And see! the spear has pierced his side, And shed that sacred blood—˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
That holy, reconciling tide— The water and the blood.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/14A
Verse 3
O holy cross! From thee we learn The only way to heaven;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘15A
And O, to them may sinners turn, And look, and be forgiven.˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘15B
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.