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SDA Hymnal 286

Wonderful Words of Life

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1Sing them over again to me,
Wonderful words of life;
Let me more of their beauty see,
Wonderful words of life.

RefrainWords of life and beauty,
Teach me faith and duty;
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of life.
Beautiful words, wonderful words,
Wonderful words of life.

2Christ, the blessed One, gives to all
Wonderful words of life;
Sinner, list to the loving call,
Wonderful words of life.

3Sweetly echo the gospel call,
Wonderful words of life;
Offer pardon and peace to all,
Wonderful words of life.

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Music
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Tune
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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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Verse 1

Sing them over again to me,/˘/˘˘/˘˘8A
Wonderful words of life;/˘˘/˘/6B
Let me more of their beauty see,/˘/˘˘/˘/8A
Wonderful words of life./˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Christ, the blessed One, gives to all/˘///˘/7A
Wonderful words of life;/˘˘/˘/6B
Sinner, list to the loving call,/˘/˘˘/˘/8A
Wonderful words of life./˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Sweetly echo the gospel call,/˘/˘˘/˘/8A
Wonderful words of life;/˘˘/˘/6B
Offer pardon and peace to all,/˘/˘˘/˘/8A
Wonderful words of life./˘˘/˘/6B

Refrain

Words of life and beauty,/˘/˘/˘6A
Teach me faith and duty;/˘/˘/˘6A
Beautiful words, wonderful words,/˘˘//˘˘/8B
Wonderful words of life./˘˘/˘/6C
Beautiful words, wonderful words,/˘˘//˘˘/8B
Wonderful words of life./˘˘/˘/6C

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.