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Christ in Song 106

Cleansed

Words: J. H. StocktonMusic: J. H. Stockton

1Gone are the doubts that at my heart;
Gone are the fears that held me here;
Gone are the chains that bound me fast;
Jesus has set me free.

RefrainCleansed, cleansed, precious promise,
Cleansed by the blood of the lamb;
White as snow, I am now made;
Cleansed, cleansed, I am.

2Clean is the heart that once was foul;
Clean is the life that once was dark;
Clean is the conscience, free from guilt;
Washed in the cleansing blood.

3Now I can go where Jesus led;
Now I can follow where he trod;
Now I can serve him with my all;
Cleansed and made pure.

Words: J. H. Stockton
Music: J. H. Stockton
Scripture: 1 John 1:7

The verse

Meter: 8.8.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCD

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Gone are the doubts that at my heart;/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A

Gone are the fears that held me here;/˘˘/˘/˘/8B

Gone are the chains that bound me fast;/˘˘/˘/˘/8C

Jesus has set me free./˘˘/˘/6D

Verse 2

Clean is the heart that once was foul;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A

Clean is the life that once was dark;/˘˘/˘/˘/8B

Clean is the conscience, free from guilt;/˘˘/˘/˘/8C

Washed in the cleansing blood./˘˘/˘/6D

Verse 3

Now I can go where Jesus led;/˘˘///˘/8A

Now I can follow where he trod;/˘˘/˘/˘/8B

Now I can serve him with my all;/˘˘/˘˘˘/8C

Cleansed and made pure./˘//4D

Refrain

Cleansed, cleansed, precious promise,///˘/˘6A

Cleansed by the blood of the lamb;/˘˘/˘˘/7B

White as snow, I am now made;/˘/˘˘//7C

Cleansed, cleansed, I am.//˘˘4B

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.