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SDA Hymnal 178

The Unveiled Christ

Words: N. B. HerrellMusic: N. B. HerrellTune: Unveiled Christ10.10.10.10 with Refrain

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1Once our blessed Christ of beauty
Was veiled off from human views;
But through suffering, death, and sorrow
He has rent the veil in two.

RefrainO behold the Man of Sorrows!
O behold Him in plain view!
Lo! He is the mighty Conqueror
Since He rent the veil in two.

2Yes, He is with God, the Father,
Interceding there for you;
For He is the Well-beloved
For He is the mighty One.

3Holy angels bow before Him,
Men of earth give praises due;
For He is the mighty Conqueror
Since He rent the veil in two.

Scripture
Matthew 27:51; Hebrews 10:19-20

The verse

Meter
8.7.9.7 · the hymnal prints 10.10.10.10 with Refrain
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 58% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Once our blessed Christ of beauty//˘//˘/˘8A
Was veiled off from human views;˘//˘/˘/7B
But through suffering, death, and sorrow˘//˘˘/˘/˘9C
He has rent the veil in two.˘˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 2

Yes, He is with God, the Father,/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
Interceding there for you;/˘/˘/˘˘7B
For He is the Well-beloved˘˘˘˘????8C
For He is the mighty One.˘˘˘˘/˘/7D

Verse 3

Holy angels bow before Him,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Men of earth give praises due;/˘///˘/7B
For He is the mighty Conqueror˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘9C
Since He rent the veil in two./˘/˘/˘/7B

Refrain

O behold the Man of Sorrows!˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
O behold Him in plain view!˘˘/˘˘//7B
Lo! He is the mighty Conqueror/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘9C
Since He rent the veil in two./˘/˘/˘/7B

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.