Hymns and Tunes 1886 86
This awful God is ours
Words: Isaac WattsTune: 71, 96, 191
1This awful God is ours,
Our Father and our love;
He will send down his heavenly powers
To carry us above.
2There we shall see his face,
And never, never sin;
There from the rivers of his grace
Drink endless pleasures in.
3Yes, and before we rise
To that immortal state,
The thoughts of such amazing bliss
Should constant joys create.
- Words
- Isaac Watts
- Tune
- 71, 96, 191
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 7.8.10.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 58% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
This awful God is ours,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
Our Father and our love;/˘/˘˘/˘/8B
He will send down his heavenly powers˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘10A
To carry us above.˘/˘˘˘/6B
Verse 2
There we shall see his face,/˘˘/˘/6A
And never, never sin;˘/˘/˘/6B
There from the rivers of his grace/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Drink endless pleasures in.//˘/˘˘6B
Verse 3
Yes, and before we rise/˘˘/˘/6A
To that immortal state,˘˘//˘/6B
The thoughts of such amazing bliss˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Should constant joys create.˘/˘/˘/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.