Hymns for Second Advent Believers 129
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1BURIED with Christ! Yes, thus we lie
Immers'd beneath the wave;
So he, the Saviour from on high,
Found on this earth, his grave.
2We rise with him! To live anew
A holy life of faith;
Believing what this brings to view,
And what the scripture saith.
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- 8.6.9.6
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
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Verse 1
BURIED with Christ! Yes, thus we lie/˘˘///˘/8A
Immers'd beneath the wave;//˘/˘/6B
So he, the Saviour from on high,˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘/9A
Found on this earth, his grave./˘˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
We rise with him! To live anew˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
A holy life of faith;˘/˘/˘/6B
Believing what this brings to view,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
And what the scripture saith.˘˘˘/˘?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.