Hymns and Tunes 1886 363
Deep are the wounds which sin has made
771, 68, 365
1Deep are the wounds which sin has made;
Where shall the sinner find a cure?
In vain, alas! is nature's aid;
The work exceeds her utmost power.
2But can no sovereign balm be found,
And is no kind physician near,
To ease the pain and heal the wound,
Ere life and hope forever fly?
3There is a great Physician near;
Look up, O fainting soul, and live;
See, in his heavenly smiles appear
Such aid as nature cannot give.
- Meter
- 771, 68, 365
- Scripture
- Jeremiah 8:22; Luke 4:18
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.9 · the hymnal prints 771, 68, 365
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 67% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAC
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Verse 1
Deep are the wounds which sin has made;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Where shall the sinner find a cure?/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
In vain, alas! is nature's aid;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
The work exceeds her utmost power.˘/˘/˘///˘9C
Verse 2
But can no sovereign balm be found,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And is no kind physician near,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8B
To ease the pain and heal the wound,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Ere life and hope forever fly?//˘/˘/˘/8C
Verse 3
There is a great Physician near;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Look up, O fainting soul, and live;/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
See, in his heavenly smiles appear/˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A
Such aid as nature cannot give.//˘/˘/˘/8C
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.