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Hymns and Tunes 1886 392

My Faith Looks Up to Thee

Words: Ray PalmerTune: Olivet6.6.4.6.6.6.4.

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1My faith looks up to thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine!
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my guilt away,
O let me from this day
Be wholly thine!

2May thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart,
My zeal inspire;
As thou hast died for me,
O may my love to thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire!

3While life's dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
Be thou my guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow's tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From thee aside.

4When ends life's transient dream,
When death's cold, sullen stream
Shall o'er me roll;
Blest Savior, then, in love,
Fear and distrust remove;
O bear me safe above,
A ransomed soul!

Tune
Olivet
Meter
6.6.4.6.6.6.4.
Scripture
Hebrews 12:2; Psalm 23:4

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The verse

Meter
6.6.4.6.6.6.4 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCDDDC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

My faith looks up to thee,˘//˘˘/6A
Thou Lamb of Calvary,//˘/˘˘6B
Savior divine!/˘˘/4C
Now hear me while I pray,//˘/˘/6D
Take all my guilt away,//˘/˘/6D
O let me from this day˘/˘˘˘/6D
Be wholly thine!˘/˘/4C

Verse 2

May thy rich grace impart˘/////6A
Strength to my fainting heart,/˘˘/˘/6A
My zeal inspire;˘///4B
As thou hast died for me,˘///˘˘6C
O may my love to thee˘˘˘/˘/6C
Pure, warm, and changeless be,//˘???˘7C
A living fire!˘/˘/4D

Verse 3

While life's dark maze I tread,////˘/6A
And griefs around me spread,˘/˘/˘/6A
Be thou my guide;˘/˘/4B
Bid darkness turn to day,//˘/˘/6C
Wipe sorrow's tears away,//˘/˘/6C
Nor let me ever stray˘/˘/˘/6C
From thee aside.˘/˘/4B

Verse 4

When ends life's transient dream,////˘/6A
When death's cold, sullen stream////˘/6A
Shall o'er me roll;˘/˘/4B
Blest Savior, then, in love,//˘/˘/6C
Fear and distrust remove;/˘˘/˘/6D
O bear me safe above,˘/˘/˘/6C
A ransomed soul!˘/˘/4B

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.