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Hymns and Tunes 1886 333

Pievel

Words: F. E. BeldenMusic: Ignace PleyelTune: 7s.

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1Wonder of the countless spheres! See the Son of God in tears! Holy whom the world were made, He on whom our sins were laid.

2See him bear the cross of shame; Hear the world revile his name:
Lo! he dies that we may live,— All who on his name believe.

3In the tomb behold him laid Whom the universe obeyed;
See him rise, ascend to God, There to plead his precious blood.

4Now he stands before the throne, Pleading for his loved, his own:
"Father, I my life-blood gave These to ransom, these to save."

5If I go I'll come again; Preach this gospel to all men;
Now redemption's work goes on, Then redemption's work is done.

Tune
7s.

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
29
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 36% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Wonder of the countless spheres! See the Son of God in tears! Holy whom the world were made, He on whom our sins were laid./˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 2

See him bear the cross of shame; Hear the world revile his name:/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
Lo! he dies that we may live,— All who on his name believe./˘/˘˘˘//˘˘˘/˘/14B

Verse 3

In the tomb behold him laid Whom the universe obeyed;˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/14A
See him rise, ascend to God, There to plead his precious blood./˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14B

Verse 4

Now he stands before the throne, Pleading for his loved, his own:/˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘/14A
"Father, I my life-blood gave These to ransom, these to save."/˘˘˘///˘˘/˘˘˘/14B

Verse 5

If I go I'll come again; Preach this gospel to all men;˘˘///˘//˘/˘˘//14A
Now redemption's work goes on, Then redemption's work is done./˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/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.