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SDA Hymnal 172

The Strife Is O'er

Words: Latin, 1695; tr. Francis PottMusic: Giovanni Pierluigi da PalestrinaTune: Victory8.8.8 with Alleluias

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1The strife is o'er, the battle done;
Now is the victor's triumph won!
Now be the song of praise begun.

RefrainAlleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

2The powers of death have done their worst,
But Christ their legions has dispersed.
Let shouts of holy joy outburst.

3The three sad days have quickly sped,
He rises glorious from the dead.
All glory to our risen Head!

4Lord, by the stripes which wounded You,
From death's sting free Your servants too,
That we may live and sing to You.

Scripture
1 Corinthians 15:54-57

The verse

Meter
8.8.8 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 70% of beats fit
Rhyme
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

The strife is o'er, the battle done;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Now is the victor's triumph won!/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Now be the song of praise begun./˘˘/˘/˘/8A

Verse 2

The powers of death have done their worst,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A*
But Christ their legions has dispersed.˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Let shouts of holy joy outburst.//˘/˘///8A

Verse 3

The three sad days have quickly sped,˘///˘/˘/8A
He rises glorious from the dead.˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A*
All glory to our risen Head!//˘˘˘/˘/8A

Verse 4

Lord, by the stripes which wounded You,/˘˘/˘/˘˘8A
From death's sting free Your servants too,˘///˘/˘/8A
That we may live and sing to You.˘˘˘/˘/˘˘8A

Refrain

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘12A

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.