Hymns and Tunes 1886 72
Try way, O Lord, is in the sea
Tune: 27, 168, 167
1Thy way, O Lord, is in the sea;
Thy paths I cannot trace,
Nor comprehend the mystery
Of thine unbounded grace.
2As through a glass I faintly see
The wonders of thy love,
How little do I know of thee,
Or of the joys above.
3'Tis but in part I know thy will;
I bless thee for the sight;
When will thy love the rest reveal
In glory's clearer light?
4With rapture shall I then survey
Thy providence and grace,
And spend an everlasting day
In wonder, love, and praise.
- Tune
- 27, 168, 167
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Thy way, O Lord, is in the sea;//˘/˘˘˘/8A
Thy paths I cannot trace,//˘/˘/6B
Nor comprehend the mystery˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
Of thine unbounded grace.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
As through a glass I faintly see˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
The wonders of thy love,˘/˘˘//6B
How little do I know of thee,//˘˘˘/˘/8A
Or of the joys above.˘˘˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
'Tis but in part I know thy will;/˘˘/˘//˘8A
I bless thee for the sight;˘//˘˘/6B
When will thy love the rest reveal/˘//˘/˘/8C
In glory's clearer light?˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 4
With rapture shall I then survey˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Thy providence and grace,//˘˘˘/6B
And spend an everlasting day˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
In wonder, love, and praise.˘/˘/˘/6C
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.