Millennial Harp 29
Free Grace
1The voice of free grace Cries, escape to the mountain, For
2Adam's lost race,Christ has opened a fountain, For sin and transgres-
3sion And eve-ry pol-lution,The blood it flows free-ly In
4streams of sal-va-tion. The blood it flows free-ly In
The verse
- Meter
- 13
- Foot
- dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 46% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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Verse 1
The voice of free grace Cries, escape to the mountain, For˘/˘///˘/˘˘/˘˘13A
Verse 2
Adam's lost race,Christ has opened a fountain, For sin and transgres-/˘///˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘??16A
Verse 3
sion And eve-ry pol-lution,The blood it flows free-ly In?˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘15A
Verse 4
streams of sal-va-tion. The blood it flows free-ly In/˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘12A
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