Hymns and Tunes 1886 456
Did Christ O'er Sinners Weep?
Words: Benjamin Beddome
1Did Christ o'er sinners weep?
And shall our cheeks be dry?
Let floods of penitential grief
Burst forth from every eye.
2The Son of God in tears,
The wondering angels see!
Be thou astonished, O my soul!
He shed those tears for thee.
3He wept that we might weep;
Each sin demands a tear;
In heaven alone no sin is found,
And there's no weeping there.
- Words
- Benjamin Beddome
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 6.7.8.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
Did Christ o'er sinners weep?˘///˘/6A
And shall our cheeks be dry?˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Let floods of penitential grief//˘????/8C
Burst forth from every eye.//˘/˘˘/7B
Verse 2
The Son of God in tears,˘/˘/˘/6A
The wondering angels see!˘/˘˘/˘/7B
Be thou astonished, O my soul!˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
He shed those tears for thee.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
He wept that we might weep;˘/˘˘˘/6A
Each sin demands a tear;//˘/˘/6B
In heaven alone no sin is found,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9C
And there's no weeping there.˘/˘/˘/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.