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O what hath Jesus bought for me

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1O what hath Jesus bought for me!
Before my ravished eyes
Life's river all divine I see,
And trees of paradise.

2I see immortal saints in light,
Who taste the pleasure there;
They all are robed in spotless white,
And conquering palms they bear.

3O what are all my sufferings here,
If, Lord, thou count me meet
With that enraptured host to appear,
And worship at thy feet?

4Give joy or grief, give ease or pain,
Take life or friends away;
But let me find them all again
In that eternal day!

Scripture
Revelation 7:9

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The verse

Meter
8.7.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 66% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

O what hath Jesus bought for me!˘˘//˘/˘˘8A
Before my ravished eyes˘/˘???/7B
Life's river all divine I see,//˘/˘/˘/8A
And trees of paradise.˘/˘/˘/6C

Verse 2

I see immortal saints in light,˘///˘/˘/8A
Who taste the pleasure there;˘/˘/˘/6B
They all are robed in spotless white,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And conquering palms they bear.˘/˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

O what are all my sufferings here,˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/9A
If, Lord, thou count me meet˘///˘/6B
With that enraptured host to appear,˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/9A
And worship at thy feet?˘/˘˘//6B

Verse 4

Give joy or grief, give ease or pain,//˘///˘/8A
Take life or friends away;//˘/˘/6B
But let me find them all again˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
In that eternal day!˘˘˘/˘/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.