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SDA Hymnal 273

Lord, I Have Made Thy Word My Choice

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1Lord, I have made Thy word my choice,
My lasting heritage;
There shall my noblest powers rejoice,
My warmest thoughts engage.

2'Tll read the histories of Thy love,
And keep Thy laws in sight,
While through the promises I rove,
With ever fresh delight.

3In this broad land of wealth unknown,
Where springs of life arise,
Seeds of immortal bliss are sown,
And hidden glory lies.

4The best relief that mourners have,
It makes our sorrows blest;
Our fairest hope beyond the grave,
And our eternal rest.

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The verse

Meter: 8.6.9.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

Lord, I have made Thy word my choice,/˘˘///˘/8A

My lasting heritage;˘/˘/˘˘6B

There shall my noblest powers rejoice,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9A

My warmest thoughts engage.˘/˘/˘/6C

Verse 2

'Tll read the histories of Thy love,?/˘/˘˘˘//9A

And keep Thy laws in sight,˘///˘/6B

While through the promises I rove,//˘/˘˘˘/8C

With ever fresh delight.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

In this broad land of wealth unknown,˘˘//˘/˘/8A

Where springs of life arise,//˘/˘/6B

Seeds of immortal bliss are sown,/˘//˘/˘/8A

And hidden glory lies.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

The best relief that mourners have,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8A

It makes our sorrows blest;˘//˘/˘/7B

Our fairest hope beyond the grave,/˘/˘/˘/˘/9C

And our eternal rest.˘/˘˘/˘/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.