Christ in Song 236
JESUS, LOVER OF MY SOUL
1Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high.
2Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on thee; Leave, ah! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me.
3Thou, O Christ, art all I want, More than all in thee I find: Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind.
4Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin; Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within.
- Also sung to
- Martyn (SDA Hymnal #489, Church Hymnal #572); Hollingside (SDA Hymnal #490); Wickham (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #770)
The verse
- Meter
- 28
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 38% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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Verse 1
Jesus, lover of my soul, Let me to thy bosom fly, While the nearer waters roll, While the tempest still is high./˘/˘˘˘//˘˘//˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/28A
Verse 2
Other refuge have I none, Hangs my helpless soul on thee; Leave, ah! leave me not alone, Still support and comfort me./˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘////˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘28A
Verse 3
Thou, O Christ, art all I want, More than all in thee I find: Raise the fallen, cheer the faint, Heal the sick, and lead the blind./˘///˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/28A
Verse 4
Plenteous grace with thee is found, Grace to cover all my sin; Let the healing streams abound, Make and keep me pure within.??/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/28A
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.