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Millennial Harp 17

The Crucifixion

1As on the cross the Savior hung, And wept, and bled, and died. He poured sal-va-tion

2on a wretch That languished at his side.

3His crimes with inward grief and shame,
The penitent confessed;
Then turned his dying eyes to Christ,
And thus his prayer addressed;

4'Jesus thou Son and heir of heaven,
'Thou spotless Lamb of God,
'I see thee bathed in sweat and tears,
'And weltering in thy blood.

5'Yet quickly from these scenes of wo,
'In triumph thou shalt rise,
'Burst through the gloomy shades of death,
'And shine above the skies.'

The verse

Meter: 19
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
Rhyme: A

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

As on the cross the Savior hung, And wept, and bled, and died. He poured sal-va-tion˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘19A

Verse 2

on a wretch That languished at his side.˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/9A

Verse 3

His crimes with inward grief and shame,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

The penitent confessed;˘/˘˘˘/6B

Then turned his dying eyes to Christ,//˘/˘/˘/8C

And thus his prayer addressed;˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

'Jesus thou Son and heir of heaven,/˘//˘/˘/˘9A

'Thou spotless Lamb of God,//˘/˘/6B

'I see thee bathed in sweat and tears,˘///˘/˘/8C

'And weltering in thy blood.˘/˘˘˘//7D

Verse 5

'Yet quickly from these scenes of wo,//˘˘˘/˘/8A

'In triumph thou shalt rise,˘/˘///6B

'Burst through the gloomy shades of death,//˘/˘/˘/8C

'And shine above the skies.'˘/˘/˘/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.