SDA Hymnal 682
As You Have Promised, Lord
Tune: NUNC DIMITTIS
1As You have promised, Lord, today,
You are letting Your servant go away in peace.
My eyes have seen You in broad daylight
before all nations, planning salvation.
Light of revelation for the nations,
and glory of Your people Israel.
- Tune
- NUNC DIMITTIS
The verse
- Meter
- 8.12.9.10.10.10
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 42% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCDEF
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
As You have promised, Lord, today,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
You are letting Your servant go away in peace.˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/12B
My eyes have seen You in broad daylight˘/˘/˘˘///9C
before all nations, planning salvation.˘///˘/˘˘/˘10D
Light of revelation for the nations,/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘10E
and glory of Your people Israel.˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘10F
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.