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Hymns and Tunes 1886 457

Depth of mercy! can there be

Words: Charles WesleyMusic: William B. BradburyTune: ALLETTA7s

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1Depth of mercy! can there be
Mercy still reserved for me?
Can my God his wrath forbear?
Me, the chief of sinners, spare?

2I have long withstood his grace,
Long provoked him to his face,
Would not hearken to his calls,
Grieved him by a thousand falls.

3Now incline me to repent;
Let me now my sins lament;
Now my foul revolt deplore,
Weep, believe, and sin no more.

4There for me the Saviour stands,
Shows his wounds and spreads his hands;
God is love! I know, I feel;
Jesus weeps, and loves me still.

5In the ark the weary dove
Found a welcome resting place;
Thus my spirit longs to prove
Rest in Christ, the Ark of grace.

Also sung to
Azmon (SDA Hymnal #521)
Meter
7s

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The verse

Meter
7.7.7.7 · as printed
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 81% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC

Could also be sung to Llanfair, Seymour, Durham, Hart, Mercy · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Depth of mercy! can there be/˘/˘˘/˘7A
Mercy still reserved for me?/˘/˘/˘˘7A
Can my God his wrath forbear?˘˘/˘/??7B
Me, the chief of sinners, spare?˘˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 2

I have long withstood his grace,˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Long provoked him to his face,/˘/˘˘˘/7A
Would not hearken to his calls,˘˘??˘˘/7B
Grieved him by a thousand falls./˘˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

Now incline me to repent;///˘˘˘/7A
Let me now my sins lament;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Now my foul revolt deplore,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Weep, believe, and sin no more./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

There for me the Saviour stands,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Shows his wounds and spreads his hands;/˘/˘/˘/7A
God is love! I know, I feel;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Jesus weeps, and loves me still./˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 5

In the ark the weary dove˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Found a welcome resting place;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Thus my spirit longs to prove/˘/˘/˘/7C
Rest in Christ, the Ark of grace./˘/˘/˘/7B

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.