Hymns and Tunes 1886 87
O Lamb, our heavenly King
Words: Isaac WattsTune: 11, 236, 69
1O Lamb, our heavenly King,
Thy name is all divine;
Thy glories round the earth are spread,
And o'er the heavens they shine.
2Lord, what is worthless man,
That thou shouldst love him so?
Next to thine angels he is placed,
And lord of all below.
3How rich thy bounties are,
And wondrous are thy ways!
In us let thy power frame
A monument of praise!
- Words
- Isaac Watts
- Tune
- 11, 236, 69
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
O Lamb, our heavenly King,˘//˘/˘˘/8A
Thy name is all divine;//˘/˘/6B
Thy glories round the earth are spread,//˘/˘/˘/8C
And o'er the heavens they shine.˘/˘/˘˘/7B
Verse 2
Lord, what is worthless man,/˘˘/˘/6A
That thou shouldst love him so?˘/?/˘˘6B
Next to thine angels he is placed,/˘//˘˘˘/8C
And lord of all below.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
How rich thy bounties are,////˘˘6A
And wondrous are thy ways!˘/˘˘//6B
In us let thy power frame˘˘///˘/7C
A monument of 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.