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Christ in Song 13

Pass Me Not

Words: Fanny J. CrosbyMusic: W. H. Doane, by per.

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1Pass me not, O gentle Saviour, Hear my humble cry; While on others thou art calling, Do not pass me by. Let me at thy throne of mercy Find a sweet relief; Kneeling there in deep contrition, Help my unbelief.

RefrainSaviour, Saviour, hear my humble cry; While on others thou art calling, Do not pass me by.

2Let me at thy throne of mercy Find a sweet relief; Kneeling there in deep contrition, Help my unbelief. Trusting on - ly in thy mer - it, Would I seek thy face; But my wounded, brok - en spir - it, Save and heal by grace.

3Thou the spring of all my comfort, More than life to me; Whom have I on earth beside thee? Whom in heav'n but thee? Trusting on - ly in thy mer - it, Would I seek thy face; But my wounded, brok - en spir - it, Save and heal by grace.

Scripture
Acts 3:19

Copyright, 1870, by W. H. Doane

The verse

Meter
53
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Pass me not, O gentle Saviour, Hear my humble cry; While on others thou art calling, Do not pass me by. Let me at thy throne of mercy Find a sweet relief; Kneeling there in deep contrition, Help my unbelief./˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘???53A

Verse 2

Let me at thy throne of mercy Find a sweet relief; Kneeling there in deep contrition, Help my unbelief. Trusting on - ly in thy mer - it, Would I seek thy face; But my wounded, brok - en spir - it, Save and heal by grace./˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘???/˘/˘˘//˘˘˘///˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/52A

Verse 3

Thou the spring of all my comfort, More than life to me; Whom have I on earth beside thee? Whom in heav'n but thee? Trusting on - ly in thy mer - it, Would I seek thy face; But my wounded, brok - en spir - it, Save and heal by grace./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘//˘˘˘///˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/52A

Refrain

Saviour, Saviour, hear my humble cry; While on others thou art calling, Do not pass me by./˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘˘24A

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.