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Millennial Harp 95

Christ Is the World's Light

Words: Fred Pratt GreenTune: Paris AntiphonerIrregular

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1Christ is the world's Light, He and none other; born in our darkness, He became our brother. If we have seen Him, we have seen the Father: Glory to God on high!

2Christ is the world's Peace, He and none other; no one can serve Him and despise another. Who else unites us, one in God the Father? Glory to God on high!

3Christ is the world's Life, He and none other; sold once for silver, murdered here, our brother. He who redeems us, reigns with God the Father: Glory to God on high!

4Give God the glory, God and none other; give God the glory, Spirit, Son and Father; give God the glory, God in Man my brother: Glory to God on high!

The verse

Meter
40
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 32% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Christ is the world's Light, He and none other; born in our darkness, He became our brother. If we have seen Him, we have seen the Father: Glory to God on high!/˘˘//˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/40A

Verse 2

Christ is the world's Peace, He and none other; no one can serve Him and despise another. Who else unites us, one in God the Father? Glory to God on high!/˘˘//˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/38A

Verse 3

Christ is the world's Life, He and none other; sold once for silver, murdered here, our brother. He who redeems us, reigns with God the Father: Glory to God on high!/˘˘//˘˘//˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/39A

Verse 4

Give God the glory, God and none other; give God the glory, Spirit, Son and Father; give God the glory, God in Man my brother: Glory to God on high!//˘/˘/˘//˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/38A

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.