Hymns for Second Advent Believers 133
BAPTISM
1HERE, Saviour, we would come,
In thine appointed way;
Obedient to thy high commands,
Our solemn vows we pay.
2O, bless this sacred rite,
To bring us near to thee;
And may we find that as our day
Our strength may also be.
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.9.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 33% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
HERE, Saviour, we would come,//˘˘˘˘/7A
In thine appointed way;˘/˘/˘/6B
Obedient to thy high commands,˘/˘˘˘//˘/9C
Our solemn vows we pay./˘/˘/˘/7B
Verse 2
O, bless this sacred rite,˘/˘/˘/6A
To bring us near to thee;˘/˘/˘/6B
And may we find that as our day˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/9C
Our strength may also be./˘/˘/˘˘7B
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.