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Hymns and Tunes 1886 402

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Words: Thomas ChisholmTune: Faithfulness11.10.11.10. with Refrain

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1Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with thee;
Thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not;
As thou hast been thou forever wilt be.
Great is thy faithfulness!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed thy hand hath provided;
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

2Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.
Great is thy faithfulness!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed thy hand hath provided;
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

3Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Great is thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed thy hand hath provided;
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!

Scripture
Lamentations 3:22-23; James 1:17

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The verse

Meter
11.10.11.10.6.6.10.11.10 · the hymnal prints 11.10.11.10. with Refrain
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 57% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCBDDEFE
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Great is thy faithfulness, O God my Father,/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘11A
There is no shadow of turning with thee;/˘˘//˘/˘˘/10B
Thou changest not, thy compassions they fail not;//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘11C
As thou hast been thou forever wilt be.˘//˘/˘/˘/˘10B
Great is thy faithfulness!/˘//˘/6D
Great is thy faithfulness!/˘//˘/6D
Morning by morning new mercies I see;/˘˘/˘///˘/10B
All I have needed thy hand hath provided;/˘˘/˘///˘/˘11E
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!/˘//˘///˘˘10B

Verse 2

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,/˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘11A
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above//˘/˘˘/˘˘/10B
Join with all nature in manifold witness/˘//˘˘/˘//˘11C
To thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.˘///˘//˘˘/10B
Great is thy faithfulness!/˘//˘/6D
Great is thy faithfulness!/˘//˘/6D
Morning by morning new mercies I see;/˘˘/˘///˘/10E
All I have needed thy hand hath provided;/˘˘/˘///˘/˘11F
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!/˘//˘///˘˘10E

Verse 3

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
Thine own dear presence to cheer and to guide;////˘˘/˘˘/10B
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,/˘˘/˘//˘˘//11C
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!/˘//˘//˘˘/10B
Great is thy faithfulness!/˘//˘/6D
Great is thy faithfulness!/˘//˘/6D
Morning by morning new mercies I see;/˘˘/˘///˘/10E
All I have needed thy hand hath provided;/˘˘/˘///˘/˘11F
Great is thy faithfulness, Lord, unto me!/˘//˘///˘˘10E

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.