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SDA Hymnal 466

Wonderful Peace

Words: W. D. CornellMusic: W. G. CooperTune: WONDERFUL PEACE12.9.12.12 with Refrain

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1Far away in the depths of my spirit tonight,
Rolls a melody sweeter than psalm;
In celestial-like strains it unceasingly falls
O'er my soul like an infinite calm.

RefrainPeace! peace! wonderful peace,
Coming down from the Father above;
Sweep over my spirit forever, I pray,
In fathomless billows of love.

2What a treasure I have in this wonderful peace,
Buried deep in my innermost soul,
So secure that no power can mine it away,
While the years of eternity roll!

3I believe when I rise to that city of peace,
Where the Author of peace I shall see,
That one strain of the song which the ransomed will sing,
In that heavenly kingdom will be:

4Weary soul, without comfort or rest,
Passing down the rough pathway of time,
Make the Savior your friend ere the shadows grow dark;
O accept of this peace so sublime!

Scripture
John 14:27; Philippians 4:7; Isaiah 26:3

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The verse

Meter
12.9.12.9 · the hymnal prints 12.9.12.12 with Refrain
Foot
anapestic (da-da-DUM) · 71% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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Verse 1

Far away in the depths of my spirit tonight,/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/12A
Rolls a melody sweeter than psalm;/˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B
In celestial-like strains it unceasingly falls˘????/˘˘/˘˘/12C
O'er my soul like an infinite calm./˘//˘/˘˘/9D

Verse 2

What a treasure I have in this wonderful peace,˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/12A
Buried deep in my innermost soul,/˘/˘˘/˘//9B
So secure that no power can mine it away,˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/12C
While the years of eternity roll!/˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B

Verse 3

I believe when I rise to that city of peace,˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/12A
Where the Author of peace I shall see,/˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B
That one strain of the song which the ransomed will sing,˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/12C
In that heavenly kingdom will be:˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘9B

Verse 4

Weary soul, without comfort or rest,/˘/˘//˘˘/9A
Passing down the rough pathway of time,/˘/˘///˘/9B
Make the Savior your friend ere the shadows grow dark;/˘/˘˘//˘////12C
O accept of this peace so sublime!˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B

Refrain

Peace! peace! wonderful peace,///˘˘/6A
Coming down from the Father above;/˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B
Sweep over my spirit forever, I pray,//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C
In fathomless billows of love.˘???/˘˘/8B

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.