Hymns and Tunes 1886 444
Great God, When I Approach Thy Throne
1Great God, when I approach thy throne,
And all thy glory see,
This is my stay, and this alone,
That Jesus died for me.
2How can a soul condemned to die,
Escape the just decree?
Helpless, and full of sin am I,
But Jesus died for me.
3Burdened with sin's oppressive chain,
O, how can I get free?
No peace can all my efforts gain,
But Jesus died for me.
4And, Lord, when I behold thy face,
This must be all my plea;
Save me by thy almighty grace,
For Jesus died for me.
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 63% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
Great God, when I approach thy throne,///˘˘///8A
And all thy glory see,˘///˘/6B
This is my stay, and this alone,˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
That Jesus died for me.˘/˘/˘˘6B
Verse 2
How can a soul condemned to die,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Escape the just decree?˘/˘/˘/6B
Helpless, and full of sin am I,/˘˘/˘/˘˘8A
But Jesus died for me.˘/˘/˘˘6B
Verse 3
Burdened with sin's oppressive chain,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
O, how can I get free?˘/˘˘//6B
No peace can all my efforts gain,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
But Jesus died for me.˘/˘/˘˘6B
Verse 4
And, Lord, when I behold thy face,˘//˘˘///8A
This must be all my plea;˘/˘/˘/6B
Save me by thy almighty grace,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
For Jesus died for me.˘/˘/˘˘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.