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SDA Hymnal 180

O Listen to Our Wondrous Story

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]8.7.8.7.D

1O listen to our wondrous story,
Counted once among the lost;
Yet One came down from heaven's glory,
Saving us at awful cost!

RefrainWho saved us from eternal loss?
What did He do?
Where is He now? Believe it thou, In
heaven interceding!

2No angel could His place have taken,
Highest of the high though he;
The loved One on the cross forsaken
Was One of the Godhead three!

3Will you surrender to this Savior?
To His scepter humbly bow?
You, too, shall come to know His favor,
He will save you, save you now.

Words: [unclear]
Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15; Hebrews 7:25

The verse

Meter: 10.7.9.7 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7.D
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 31% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAC

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Verse 1

O listen to our wondrous story,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘10A

Counted once among the lost;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Yet One came down from heaven's glory,////˘/˘/˘9A

Saving us at awful cost!/˘˘˘/˘/7C

Verse 2

No angel could His place have taken,˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘9A

Highest of the high though he;/˘˘˘//˘7B

The loved One on the cross forsaken˘//˘˘/˘/˘9A

Was One of the Godhead three!˘/˘˘///7B

Verse 3

Will you surrender to this Savior?˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘9A

To His scepter humbly bow?˘˘??/˘/7B

You, too, shall come to know His favor,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9C

He will save you, save you now.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Refrain

Who saved us from eternal loss?˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A

What did He do?˘˘˘˘4B

Where is He now? Believe it thou, In/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9C

heaven interceding!/˘/˘/˘6D

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.