Hymns and Tunes 1886 329
O, loving wisdom of our God!
Words: John H. NewmanTune: 175, 201, 474
1O, loving wisdom of our God! When all was sin and shame,
A second Adam to the fight And to the rescue came.
2O, wisest love! that flesh and blood Which did in Adam fail,
Should strive afresh against the foe, Should strive and should prevail!
3O, generous love!—that he who smote In Man for man the foe,
The double agony in Man For man should undergo.
- Words
- John H. Newman
- Tune
- 175, 201, 474
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 15.14
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 53% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AA
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Verse 1
O, loving wisdom of our God! When all was sin and shame,˘/˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘/15A
A second Adam to the fight And to the rescue came.˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/14A
Verse 2
O, wisest love! that flesh and blood Which did in Adam fail,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/14A
Should strive afresh against the foe, Should strive and should prevail!˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/14A
Verse 3
O, generous love!—that he who smote In Man for man the foe,˘/˘˘/˘˘˘?˘/˘/˘/15A
The double agony in Man For man should undergo.˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/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.