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Hymns and Tunes 1886 435

There's Life in a Look

Words: F. E. B.Music: F. E. Belden

Studio

1There's life in a look at the sacred cross, Jesus has said, "Look unto me;"
I'll look to the cross ev'ry day and hour, Trusting the promise God has given;
O When first to the Saviour I raised my eyes, Sweet was the smile that fell on me.

RefrainIn a look... there's life for thee, In a look at Calvary;
In a look there's life for thee, In a look at Calvary;
Blessed thought, salvation free, By a look... at Calvary (at Calvary).
Blessed thought, salvation free, By a look

2Earth with its riches is poor to the cross, Brightness beyond through the open veil,
None ever shall reach the tempter's pow'r! Blue was on a pearl, all else seemed a hazem,
Of as the clouds of temp'ration rise, A look at the cross still my pardon tell.

Words
F. E. B.
Scripture
Isaiah 45:22

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
18.20.20
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

There's life in a look at the sacred cross, Jesus has said, "Look unto me;"//˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘///˘˘18A
I'll look to the cross ev'ry day and hour, Trusting the promise God has given;//˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘20B
O When first to the Saviour I raised my eyes, Sweet was the smile that fell on me.˘//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘20A

Verse 2

Earth with its riches is poor to the cross, Brightness beyond through the open veil,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘//˘/˘/19A
None ever shall reach the tempter's pow'r! Blue was on a pearl, all else seemed a hazem,//˘˘/˘??//˘˘˘////˘??20B
Of as the clouds of temp'ration rise, A look at the cross still my pardon tell.˘˘˘/˘???/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/19C

Refrain

In a look... there's life for thee, In a look at Calvary;˘˘///˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘14A
In a look there's life for thee, In a look at Calvary;˘˘///˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘14A
Blessed thought, salvation free, By a look... at Calvary (at Calvary).//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘17A
Blessed thought, salvation free, By a look//˘/˘/˘˘/9B

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.