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Christ in Song 233

PURE IN HEART

Words: J. H. B.Music: J. P. HOLBROOKTune: CHATHAMS. M. s.

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1Saviour, keep me pure in heart, By thy grace so free; Help me, that I may impart Light and joy to thee.

2Give me love that would not live, But would bear the cross; Give me love that will not grieve, Though it count all loss.

3Give me faith that shall not fail, Faith that cannot die; Make me pure, that I may tell Others of thy love.

4Seal my life of thine I pray, Here and there forever; Let no earthly love decay God's eternal love.

Words
J. H. B.
Meter
S. M. s.

Copyright, 1900, by J. P. HOLBROOK.

The verse

Meter
25 · the hymnal prints S. M. s.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

Saviour, keep me pure in heart, By thy grace so free; Help me, that I may impart Light and joy to thee./˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘//˘˘˘˘///˘/˘/25A

Verse 2

Give me love that would not live, But would bear the cross; Give me love that will not grieve, Though it count all loss./˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘//˘///24A

Verse 3

Give me faith that shall not fail, Faith that cannot die; Make me pure, that I may tell Others of thy love./˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘//˘˘//24A

Verse 4

Seal my life of thine I pray, Here and there forever; Let no earthly love decay God's eternal love./˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/25A

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.