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Hymns and Tunes 1886 343

By living faith we now can see

Words: R. F. CottrellTune: Anvern. L. M.L. M.

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1By living faith we now can see, In the most holy place on high, Jesus, our
Advocate and Friend, Who gave himself for us to die, Who gave himself for us to die.

2A Minister of holy things, At God's right hand exalted high,
He pleads his own, his precious blood, That chosen Israel may not die.

3Once was he offered,—once for all, A Sacrifice for guilty man,—
What wondrous, what unbounded love Is seen throughout salvation's plan!

4All glory to his holy name! To those who love Christ will he come
The second time; then to redeem, And take them to his glorious home.

Meter
L. M.

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The verse

Meter
20.21 · the hymnal prints L. M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
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Verse 1

By living faith we now can see, In the most holy place on high, Jesus, our˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘//˘/˘20A
Advocate and Friend, Who gave himself for us to die, Who gave himself for us to die./˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/21B

Verse 2

A Minister of holy things, At God's right hand exalted high,˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/16A
He pleads his own, his precious blood, That chosen Israel may not die.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/17A

Verse 3

Once was he offered,—once for all,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
A Sacrifice for guilty man,—˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
What wondrous, what unbounded love˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
Is seen throughout salvation's plan!˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

All glory to his holy name! To those who love Christ will he come//˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘˘/16A
The second time; then to redeem, And take them to his glorious home.˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/17B

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.