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SDA Hymnal 100

Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Words: Thomas O. ChisholmMusic: William M. RunyanTune: Faithfulness11.10.11.10 with Refrain

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1Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.

RefrainGreat is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!
Morning by morning new mercies I see;
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided,
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!

2Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above,
Join with all nature in manifold witness
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.

3Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,
Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!

Scripture
Lamentations 3:22-23

© 1923, Ren. 1951 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission.

The verse

Meter
11.10.11.10 · as printed
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 59% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Great is Thy faithfulness, O God my Father,/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘11A
There is no shadow of turning with Thee;/˘˘//˘/˘˘/10B
Thou changest not, Thy compassions, they fail not;//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘11C
As Thou hast been Thou forever wilt be.˘//˘/˘/˘/˘10B

Verse 2

Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,/˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘11A
Sun, moon, and stars in their courses above,//˘/˘˘/˘˘/10B
Join with all nature in manifold witness/˘//˘˘/˘//˘11C
To Thy great faithfulness, mercy, and love.˘///˘//˘˘/10B

Verse 3

Pardon for sin and a peace that endureth,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
Thy own dear presence to cheer and to guide;////˘˘/˘˘/10B
Strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow,/˘˘/˘//˘˘//11C
Blessings all mine, with ten thousand beside!/˘//˘//˘˘/10B

Refrain

Great is Thy faithfulness! Great is Thy faithfulness!/˘//˘//˘//˘/12A
Morning by morning new mercies I see;/˘˘/˘///˘/10B
All I have needed Thy hand hath provided,/˘˘/˘///˘/˘11C
Great is Thy faithfulness, Lord unto me!/˘//˘///˘˘10B

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.