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Thou Art the Way

1Thou art the Way; to thee alone
From sin and death we flee;
And he who would the Father seek,
Must seek him, Lord, by thee.

2Thou art the Truth; thy word alone
True wisdom can impart;
Thou only canst inform the mind
And purify the heart.

3Thou art the Life; the rending tomb
Proclaims thy conquering arm;
And those who put their trust in thee
Nor death nor hell shall harm.

4Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life;
Grant us that way to know,
That truth to keep, that life to win,
Whose joys eternal flow.

Meter: 6s, 4s, & 4s
Scripture: John 14:6; John 11:25

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The verse

Meter: 8.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 6s, 4s, & 4s
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

Thou art the Way; to thee alone//˘/˘/˘/8A

From sin and death we flee;˘/˘/˘/6B

And he who would the Father seek,˘˘˘˘˘/˘/8C

Must seek him, Lord, by thee.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Thou art the Truth; thy word alone//˘///˘/8A

True wisdom can impart;//˘˘//6B

Thou only canst inform the mind//˘///˘/8C

And purify the heart.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Thou art the Life; the rending tomb//˘/˘/˘/8A

Proclaims thy conquering arm;˘///˘˘/7B

And those who put their trust in thee˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C

Nor death nor hell shall harm.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Thou art the Way, the Truth, the Life;//˘/˘/˘/8A

Grant us that way to know,/˘˘/˘/6B

That truth to keep, that life to win,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Whose joys eternal flow.˘/˘/˘/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.