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Christ in Song 102

Take All My Sin Away

Words: A. B. SimpsonMusic: J. H. Burke

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1When I am distressed sin, At, without any aid of me or thought
There seems no hope in me, Lord, but thy heart in me;
Take all my sin away, Take all my sin away.

RefrainTake all my sin away, Take all my sin away,
O blessed Jesus, this my earnest prayer;
Take all my sin away, Take all my sin away,
And keep me every moment in thy care.

2When Christ my Savior knows my case, Salvation's in me;
Burdens were taken hence, He answers my prayer;
Take all my sin away, Take all my sin away.

3My stubborn heart he can renew, And make me whole;
Ty gracious spirit will shine through, And sanctify my soul;
Take all my sin away, Take all my sin away.

The verse

Meter
16.12.12
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABC
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

When I am distressed sin, At, without any aid of me or thought/˘˘˘//˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/16A
There seems no hope in me, Lord, but thy heart in me;//˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘12B
Take all my sin away, Take all my sin away.//˘/˘///˘/˘/12C

Verse 2

When Christ my Savior knows my case, Salvation's in me;//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘13A
Burdens were taken hence, He answers my prayer;/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/11B
Take all my sin away, Take all my sin away.//˘/˘///˘/˘/12C

Verse 3

My stubborn heart he can renew, And make me whole;˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/12A
Ty gracious spirit will shine through, And sanctify my soul;//˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/14A
Take all my sin away, Take all my sin away.//˘/˘///˘/˘/12B

Refrain

Take all my sin away, Take all my sin away,//˘/˘///˘/˘/12A
O blessed Jesus, this my earnest prayer;˘//˘˘˘/˘/9B
Take all my sin away, Take all my sin away,//˘/˘///˘/˘/12A
And keep me every moment in thy care.˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//11B

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.