Hymns and Tunes 1886 368
Against the God That Rules the Sky
Words: Jerusha Brewer8s, 7s, & 3s
1Against the God that rules the sky
I fought, with weapons lifted high;
I madly ran the sinful race,
Regardless of a hiding-place.
2But a celestial voice I heard,
A bleeding Saviour then appeared;
Led by the Spirit of his grace,
I found in him a hiding-place.
3On him the weight of vengeance fell
That else had sunk my soul to hell;
Then, O my soul, forever praise
Thy Saviour, God thy hiding-place!
- Words
- Jerusha Brewer
- Meter
- 8s, 7s, & 3s
- Scripture
- Psalm 32:7; Isaiah 32:2; Romans 5:8
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8 · the hymnal prints 8s, 7s, & 3s
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 67% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Against the God that rules the sky˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
I fought, with weapons lifted high;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
I madly ran the sinful race,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Regardless of a hiding-place.˘/˘˘˘???8C
Verse 2
But a celestial voice I heard,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
A bleeding Saviour then appeared;˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9B
Led by the Spirit of his grace,/˘˘/˘˘˘/8C
I found in him a hiding-place.˘/˘˘˘???8D
Verse 3
On him the weight of vengeance fell˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
That else had sunk my soul to hell;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Then, O my soul, forever praise/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Thy Saviour, God thy hiding-place!//˘˘//???9C
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.