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Christ in Song 17

Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet

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

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1Though your sins be as scar - let, They shall be as white as snow; as white as snow, as white as the glo - ry, They be; Though they be red like crim - son, They shall be as wool! Hear the voice that en-treats you, O re - turn ye un - to God! He'll for-give your transgressions, And re-member them no more.

RefrainThough your sins be as scar - let, they shall be as white as snow; They shall be as white as snow, as white as snow; Though your sins be as scar - let, they shall be as white as snow, They shall be as white as snow.

2He'll for-give your trans-gres-sions, And for - get your in - i - qui-ty; Your sins shall be a-way from you As far as east from west can be. Though they be as scar - let, They shall be as white as snow, He'll for-give your transgressions, And re-member them no more.

Scripture
Isa. 1:18

The verse

Meter
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Verse 1

Though your sins be as scar - let, They shall be as white as snow; as white as snow, as white as the glo - ry, They be; Though they be red like crim - son, They shall be as wool! Hear the voice that en-treats you, O re - turn ye un - to God! He'll for-give your transgressions, And re-member them no more./˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘///˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘??˘˘˘///˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/66A

Verse 2

He'll for-give your trans-gres-sions, And for - get your in - i - qui-ty; Your sins shall be a-way from you As far as east from west can be. Though they be as scar - let, They shall be as white as snow, He'll for-give your transgressions, And re-member them no more./˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/58A

Refrain

Though your sins be as scar - let, they shall be as white as snow; They shall be as white as snow, as white as snow; Though your sins be as scar - let, they shall be as white as snow, They shall be as white as snow./˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/46A

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.