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SDA Hymnal 74

Like a River Glorious

Words: Frances R. HavergalMusic: James MountainTune: Wye Valley6.5.6.5.D with Refrain

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1Like a river glorious is God's perfect peace,
Over all victorious in its bright increase;
Perfect, yet it floweth fuller every day,
Perfect, yet it groweth deeper all the way.

RefrainTrusting in Jehovah, hearts are fully blest.
Finding, as He promised, perfect peace and rest.

2Hidden in the hollow of His blessed hand,
Never foe can follow, never traitor stand;
Not a surge of worry, not a shade of care,
Not a blast of hurry touch the spirit there.

3Every joy or testing comes from God above,
Given to His children, all for us to do.
We may trust Him fully all for us to do.

The verse

Meter
12.12.12.11 · the hymnal prints 6.5.6.5.D with Refrain
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trochaic (DUM-da) · 56% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Like a river glorious is God's perfect peace,/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//12A
Over all victorious in its bright increase;/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘///12A
Perfect, yet it floweth fuller every day,˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/12B
Perfect, yet it groweth deeper all the way.˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/11B

Verse 2

Hidden in the hollow of His blessed hand,/˘˘˘/˘˘˘//10A
Never foe can follow, never traitor stand;/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
Not a surge of worry, not a shade of care,˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/11B
Not a blast of hurry touch the spirit there.˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11B

Verse 3

Every joy or testing comes from God above,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/12A
Given to His children, all for us to do./˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘11B
We may trust Him fully all for us to do.˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘11B

Refrain

Trusting in Jehovah, hearts are fully blest./˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
Finding, as He promised, perfect peace and rest./˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/11A

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.