Hymns and Tunes 1886 67
With deepest reverence I would bow
Music: Anne SteeleTune: 68, 68, 8168, 68, 81
1With deepest reverence I would bow
Jehovah, peerless and unknown
Our feeble spirits strive in vain,
A glimpse of thee, great God! to gain.
2Who, by the closest search, can find
The eternal, uncreated mind?
Nor men nor angels can explore
Thy heights of love, thy depths of power.
3That power we trace on every side;
O may thy wisdom be our guide;
And while we live, and when we die,
May thy almighty love be nigh.
- Music
- Anne Steele
- Tune
- 68, 68, 81
- Meter
- 68, 68, 81
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 9.8.9.8 · the hymnal prints 68, 68, 81
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 49% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
With deepest reverence I would bow˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/9A
Jehovah, peerless and unknown˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B
Our feeble spirits strive in vain,/˘/˘/˘/˘/9C
A glimpse of thee, great God! to gain.˘/˘///˘/8C
Verse 2
Who, by the closest search, can find˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
The eternal, uncreated mind?˘˘/˘???/8A
Nor men nor angels can explore˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B
Thy heights of love, thy depths of power.//˘///˘/˘9C
Verse 3
That power we trace on every side;˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/10A
O may thy wisdom be our guide;˘˘//˘˘/˘/9A
And while we live, and when we die,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
May thy almighty love be nigh.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
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.