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Hymns and Tunes 1886 326

China

Words: Timothy SwanTune: C. M.

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1Dark was the night, and cold the ground On which the Lord was laid;
His sweat like drops of blood ran down, In ag - o - ny he prayed:—

2"Father, remove this bitter cup, If such thy sacred will;
If not, content to drink it up, Thy pleasure I fulfil."

3Go to the garden, sinner, see Those precious drops that flow;
The heavy load he bore for thee, For thee he lies so low.

4Then learn of him the cross to bear, Thy Father's will obey;
And, when temptations press thee near, Awake to watch and pray.

Tune
C. M.

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
14.14
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 66% of beats fit
Rhyme
AA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Dark was the night, and cold the ground On which the Lord was laid;/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/14A
His sweat like drops of blood ran down, In ag - o - ny he prayed:—˘///˘///˘/˘˘˘/14A

Verse 2

"Father, remove this bitter cup, If such thy sacred will;/˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘14A
If not, content to drink it up, Thy pleasure I fulfil."˘˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘˘/14A

Verse 3

Go to the garden, sinner, see Those precious drops that flow;/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
The heavy load he bore for thee, For thee he lies so low.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A

Verse 4

Then learn of him the cross to bear, Thy Father's will obey;//˘˘˘/˘///˘˘˘/14A
And, when temptations press thee near, Awake to watch and pray.˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/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.