The Man in the Glory (George Cutting)
I wake in the morning with
thoughts of His love
Who is living for me in the glory
above,
Ev'ry minute expecting He'll call
me away,
And that keeps me bright all the
rest of the day.
But the moments speed forward,
and on comes the noon
Yet still I am singing: "He'll come
very soon;"
And thus I am watching from
morning till night
And pluming my wings to be ready
for flight.
There's a Man in the glory I know
very well
I have known Him for years, and
His goodness can tell:
One day in His mercy He knock'd
at my door,
And seeking admission, knock'd
many times o'er.
But when I went to Him, and
stood face to face,
And listen'd awhile to His story of
grace,
How He suffer'd for sinners, and
put away sin,
I heartily, thankfully welcomed
Him in.
We have lived on together a
number of years,
And that's why I neither have
doubtings nor fears,
For my sins are all hid in the
depths of the sea,
They were carried down there by
the Man on the tree.
I am often surprised why the lip
should be curl'd,
When I speak of my Lord to the
man of the world;
And notice with sorrow his look of
disdain,
When I tell him that Jesus is
coming again.
He seems so content with his
houses and gold,
While despising the ark, like the
people of old,
And yet at His coming I'm sure he
would flee,
Like the man in the garden, who
ate of the tree.
I cannot but think it is foolish of
souls
To put all their money "in bags
which have holes",
To find in the day that is coming
apace,
How lightly they valued the "riches
of grace".
As fond as I am of His work in the
field,
I would let go the plough, I would
lay down the shield:
The weapons of service I'd put on
the shelf,
And the sword in its scabbard, to
be with Himself.
But I'll work on with pleasure,
while keeping my eyes
On the end of the field where
standeth the prize.
I would work for His glory, that
when we shall meet
I may have a large sheaf to lay
down at His feet;
That He too, with pleasure His
fruit may review:
Is the Man in the glory a stranger
to you?
A stranger to Jesus, what, do you
know
He is washing poor sinners much
whiter than snow?
Have you lived in a land where the
Bible's unknown,
That you don't know the Man who
is now on the throne?
Ah, did you but know half His
beauty and power
You would not be a stranger
another half–hour.
I have known Him so long that I'm
able to say,
The very worst sinner He'll not
turn away.
The question of sin, I adoringly
see,
The Man in the glory has settled
for me.
And as to my footsteps whatever
the scene,
The Man in the glory is keeping
me clean;
And therefore I'm singing from
morning till night
The Man in the glory is all my
delight.
1. THE FRY GRAPH FOR ESTIMATING READABILITY
The Man in the Glory (George Cutting)

NO. of No. of
SAMPLE 1 Sentences Syllables
I wake in the morning with thoughts of His love 0 12
Who is living for me in the glory above, 0 12
Ev'ry minute expecting He'll call me away, 0 12
And that keeps me bright all the rest of the day. 1 11

But the moments speed forward, and on comes the noon 0 12

Yet still I am singing: "He'll come very soon;" 0 11
And thus I am watching from morning till night 0 12
And pluming my wings to be ready for flight. 1 11

There's a Man in the glory I know very well 0 12

I have known Him for years, and His goodness can tell: 1 11
One day in His mercy He knock'd at my door, 0 11
And seeking admission, knock'd many times o'er. 1 12
TOTAL 1. 3 139
SAMPLE 2
He seems so content with his houses and gold, 0 11
While despising the ark, like the people of old, 0 12
And yet at His coming I'm sure he would flee, 0 11
Like the man in the garden, who ate of the tree. 1 12

I cannot but think it is foolish of souls 0 11

To put all their money "in bags which have holes", 0 11
To find in the day that is coming apace, 0 11
How lightly they valued the "riches of grace". 1 11

As fond as I am of His work in the field, 0 11

I would let go the plough, I would lay down the shield: 0 12
The weapons of service I'd put on the shelf, 0 11
And the sword in its scabbard, to be with Himself. 1 12
TOTAL 2 3 136

SAMPLE 3
Have you lived in a land where the Bible's unknown, 0 12
That you don't know the Man who is now on the throne? 0 12
Ah, did you but know half His beauty and power 0 12
You would not be a stranger another half–hour. 1 12

I have known Him so long that I'm able to say, 0 12

The very worst sinner He'll not turn away. 1 11
The question of sin, I adoringly see, 0 11
The Man in the glory has settled for me. 1 11
And as to my footsteps whatever the scene, 0 11
The Man in the glory is keeping me clean; 0 11
And therefore I'm singing from morning till night 0 11
The Man in the glory is all my delight. 1 11

TOTAL 3 4 137
GRAND TOTAL 10 412
AVERAGE 3.33 137.3
FRY READABILITY LEVEL 9
2. THE SMOGOMETER
The Man in the Glory (George Cutting

Who is living for me in the glory above,

Every minute expecting He'll call me away,
And that keeps me bright all the rest of the day.
One day in His mercy He knock'd at my door,
And seeking admission, knock'd many times o'er.
And listen'd awhile to His story of grace,
How He suffer'd for sinners, and put away sin,
I heartily, thankfully welcomed Him in.
But I'll work on with pleasure, while keeping my eyes
On the end of the field where standeth the prize.
That He too, with pleasure His fruit may review:
Is the Man in the glory a stranger to you?

A stranger to Jesus, what, do you know

He is washing poor sinners much whiter than snow?
How He suffer'd for sinners, and put away sin,
I heartily, thankfully welcomed Him in.
And as to my footsteps whatever the scene,
The Man in the glory is keeping me clean;
We have lived on together a number of years,
And that's why I neither have doubtings nor fears,
For my sins are all hid in the depths of the sea,

That you don't know the Man who is now on the throne?
Ah, did you but know half His beauty and power
You would not be a stranger another half–hour.
The question of sin, I adoringly see,
The Man in the glory has settled for me.
And as to my footsteps whatever the scene,
The Man in the glory is keeping me clean;
How He suffer'd for sinners, and put away sin,
I heartily, thankfully welcomed Him in.

1. Number of Polysyllables in Sample 1 11

2. Number of Polysyllables in Sample 2 9
3. Number of Polysyllables in Sample 3 13
4. Grand Total of Polysyllables 33
SMOGOMETER GRADE 9

3. THE FOG INDEX

The Man in the Glory (George Cutting)
 SAMPLE
That He too, with pleasure His fruit may review:
Is the Man in the glory a stranger to you?
A stranger to Jesus, what, do you know
He is washing poor sinners much whiter than snow?
Have you lived in a land where the Bible's unknown,
That you don't know the Man who is now on the throne?
Ah, did you but know half His beauty and power
You would not be a stranger another half–hour.
I have known Him so long that I'm able to say,
The very worst sinner He'll not turn away.
The question of sin, I adoringly see,
The Man in the glory has settled for me.
And as to my footsteps whatever the scene,
The Man in the glory is keeping me clean;
And therefore I'm singing from morning till night
The Man in the glory is all my delight.

TOTAL NUMBER OF WORDS 145

TOTAL NUMBER OF SENTENCES 7
AVERAGE NUMBER OF WORDS PER SENTENCE 20.71
TOTAL NUMBER OF POLYSYLLABLES 11
FOG READING GRADE 12.68

4. THE CLOZE PROCEDURE

(The Man in the Glory (George Cutting)

I wake in the morning with thoughts of His love

Who is living for __1 in the glory __2__,
Ev'ry minute____3___ He'll call me away,
And that _ 4___me bright all the rest of __5 _ day.
But the moments ___6____forward, and on comes __7__noon
Yet still I am singing: "He'll come __8__ soon;"
 And thus I am _9_ from morning till _ _10_ _
And ___11____ my wings to be ready for__ 12____
There's a _ _13___in the glory I __14___very well
I have known ___15__ for years, and His _ __16__ __ can tell:
One day in __17__ mercy He knock'd at my door,
And __18__admission, knock'd many times o'er.
But ___19___I went to Him, and __ 20 __face to __21___,
And listen'd awhile to story of ___22___,
How He suffer'd for_ 23_ , and put _ 24 _sin,
I heartily, _ 25_ welcomed Him in.
We __26__lived on together a number of ___27___,
And that's why I _ _28 have doubtings nor fears,
For my ___29 __ are all hid in the depths of the _30_ ,
They __31__carried down there by the Man on the ___32___.
I am often ____33_____ why the lip _ _34 _ be curl'd,
When I speak of my __ 35_ _to the man of the __ 36_ _;
And notice with __37____ his ___38__ of disdain,
When I 39 _ him that Jesus is ___40___again.
He seems so __ _41__ with his houses and __ _42__ ,
While ___43__ the ark, like the ___44___of old,
And yet at His ___45___I'm sure he would flee,
Like the man in the ___46___, who ate of the tree.
I ___47___but think it is foolish of souls
To put all their ___48___"in bags which have holes",
To ___49___in the day that is coming apace,
How ___50___they valued the "riches of grace"

1. me 2. above 3. expecting 4. keeps 5. the

6. speed 7. the 8. very 9. watching 10. night
11. pluming 12. flight 13. man 14. know 15. him
16. goodness 17. his 18. seeking 19. when 20. stood
21. face 22. grace 23. sinners 24. away 25. thankfully
26. have 27. years 28. neither 29. sins 30. sea
31. were 32. tree 33. surprised 34. should 35. lord
36. world 37. sorrow 38. look 39. tell 40. coming
41. content 42. gold 43. despising 44. people 45. coming
46. garden 47. cannot 48. money 49. find 50. lightly

5. MEASURING HUMAN INTEREST

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 That He too, with pleasure His fruit may review:
Is the Man in the glory a stranger to you?
A stranger to Jesus, what, do you know?
He is washing poor sinners much whiter than snow?
Have you lived in a land where the Bible's unknown?
That you don't know the Man who is now on the throne?
Ah, did you but know half His beauty and power
You would not be a stranger another half–hour.
I have known Him so long that I'm able to say,
The very worst sinner He'll not turn away.
The question of sin, I adoringly see,
The Man in the glory has settled for me.

a. No. of 20 Personal words x 3.635 72.7

b. No. of 5 personal sentences x .314 1.57
c. Product A + Product B 72.27

HIS CONTINUUM:

5 30 80
DULL INTERESTING DRAMATIC

Between 5 and 30, but nearer 5 =not so dull

Between 5 and 30, but nearer 30 =slightly interesting
Between 30 and 80, but nearer 30 =very interesting
Between 30 and 80, but nearer 80 =very interesting but not so dramatic
Beyond 80 = very dramatic