Hymns and Tunes 1886 481
As the hart, with eager looks
Words: James Montgomery
1As the hart, with eager looks,
Panteth for the water-brooks,
So my soul, athirst for thee,
Pants the living God to see.
2Why art thou cast down, my soul?
God, thy God, shall make thee whole;
Why art thou disquieted?
God shall lift thy fallen head.
3When, O when, with filial fear,
Lord, to thee my soul draws near,
Let thy countenance benign
Be the saving health of mine.
- Words
- James Montgomery
- Scripture
- Psalm 42:1
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.7.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 70% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCC
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
As the hart, with eager looks,˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Panteth for the water-brooks,/˘˘˘???7B
So my soul, athirst for thee,˘˘/??˘/7C
Pants the living God to see./˘/˘/˘/7C
Verse 2
Why art thou cast down, my soul?/////˘/7A
God, thy God, shall make thee whole;///˘///7A
Why art thou disquieted?///˘/˘˘7B
God shall lift thy fallen head./˘///˘/7C
Verse 3
When, O when, with filial fear,/˘/˘/˘˘/8A
Lord, to thee my soul draws near,/˘/˘///7A
Let thy countenance benign///˘˘˘/7B
Be the saving health of mine.˘˘/˘/˘/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.