Hymns and Tunes 1886 73
Lord, when my raptured thought surveys
Words: John FawcettTune: 669, 500, 201
1Lord, when my raptured thought surveys
Creation's beauties o'er,
All nature joins to teach thy praise
And bid my soul adore.
2Where'er I turn my gazing eyes,
Thy radiant footsteps shine;
Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise,
And speak their source divine.
3On me thy providence has shone
With gentle, smiling rays;
O let my lips and life make known
Thy goodness and thy praise!
- Words
- John Fawcett
- Tune
- 669, 500, 201
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 61% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
Lord, when my raptured thought surveys//˘/˘/˘/8A
Creation's beauties o'er,˘/˘/˘/6B
All nature joins to teach thy praise//˘/˘///8A
And bid my soul adore.˘/˘/˘/6C
Verse 2
Where'er I turn my gazing eyes,???˘/˘/˘/9A
Thy radiant footsteps shine;///˘///7B
Ten thousand pleasing wonders rise,//˘/˘/˘/8A
And speak their source divine.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
On me thy providence has shone˘˘//˘˘˘/8A
With gentle, smiling rays;˘/˘/˘/6B
O let my lips and life make known˘/˘/˘///8A
Thy goodness and thy praise!//˘˘//6B
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.