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Hymns and Tunes 1886 352

Before the throne of God above

364, 767

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1Before the throne of God above
Our Intercessor stands,
Pleads for his own with deathless love,
With pierced and bleeding hands.

2The herren rocks of Calvary
Echoed his dying cries,
When Christ became, and sin for me,
A wondrous Sacrifice.

3Not yet may victors' songs be sung
In realms of endless light,
Not yet the notes of triumph rung
By saints all robed in white.

4Not yet do pilgrims' weary feet
Find sweet abiding rest;
But when redemption is complete,
We'll dwell among the blest.

Meter
364, 767
Scripture
Hebrews 7:25; 1 John 2:1

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The verse

Meter
8.7.8.6 · the hymnal prints 364, 767
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 77% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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Verse 1

Before the throne of God above˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Our Intercessor stands,/˘????/7B
Pleads for his own with deathless love,/˘˘/˘??/8A
With pierced and bleeding hands.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

The herren rocks of Calvary˘/˘/˘/˘˘8A
Echoed his dying cries,/˘˘/˘/6B
When Christ became, and sin for me,//˘/˘/˘˘8C
A wondrous Sacrifice.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 3

Not yet may victors' songs be sung˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
In realms of endless light,˘/˘/˘/6B
Not yet the notes of triumph rung˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
By saints all robed in white.˘///˘/6B

Verse 4

Not yet do pilgrims' weary feet˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Find sweet abiding rest;//˘/˘/6B
But when redemption is complete,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
We'll dwell among the blest.//˘/˘/6B

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.