The hymn had a compelling rhythm and many verses, all telling of how life would be when Christ returned to the earth the next time:

On a good day, it had a compelling, syncopated rhythm, very satisfying to mind and body.

It was a swinging march of compelling rhythm, with a modern interpretive arrangement.

There was something truly terrible about this moment-about the music with its lovely compelling rhythm, and the desperate look on Alex's face.

And it moves faster, in more compelling rhythms than its predecessors.

In this, it works at the verbal level, with the language being carried by strong compelling rhythms and rhymes.

An island gamelan orchestra of mostly percussion instruments had been playing softly in the background, and now it shifted to a new, compelling rhythm.

But the compelling rhythm continued.

In his second year, Kay's voice remains without any compelling rhythm.

It also establishes a compelling visual rhythm and sensitizes the eye to nuanced details.