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Hymns and Tunes 1886 48

I am, O my soul, thy Maker's will

Music: Isaac WattsTune: 64, 64, 66464, 64, 664

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1I am, O my soul, thy Maker's will,
Tremendous passion all the rest,
Nor let a murmuring thought arise;
Tis reason of all conflicts wise.

2The reasons of his conduct tells,
Performs his work, the cause conceals;
And though his Footsteps are unknown,
Judgment and truth support his throne.

3In heaven and earth and air and seas
He warms his firm decrees;
And by his infinite express
That what he does is ever best.

4Wait, then, my soul, submissive wait,
With reverence bow before his seat,
And 'mid the terrors of his rod
Trust in a wise and gracious God.

Tune
64, 64, 664
Meter
64, 64, 664

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The verse

Meter
9.8.9.8 · the hymnal prints 64, 64, 664
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I am, O my soul, thy Maker's will,˘˘˘˘///˘˘9A
Tremendous passion all the rest,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Nor let a murmuring thought arise;˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9C
Tis reason of all conflicts wise.//˘˘/˘//8C

Verse 2

The reasons of his conduct tells,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Performs his work, the cause conceals;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
And though his Footsteps are unknown,˘/˘//˘˘/8C
Judgment and truth support his throne./˘˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 3

In heaven and earth and air and seas˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9A
He warms his firm decrees;˘/˘/˘/6A
And by his infinite express˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8B
That what he does is ever best.˘˘˘˘˘/˘/8C

Verse 4

Wait, then, my soul, submissive wait,//˘/˘/˘/8A
With reverence bow before his seat,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9B
And 'mid the terrors of his rod˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
Trust in a wise and gracious God./˘˘/˘/˘/8C

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.