Christ in Song 26

Cover with His Life

Words: F. E. B.Music: F. E. Belden

1"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered."—Ps. 32: 1. Look up - on of - tis - sus tied as to his tree; Ex - tend my pride un - to the tri - umphs free; Look-ing His life I want to run to know, Je - sus that holds out - y robes while in snow; Look up - on to search me up they in such rose, Cov - er with his life, sor - row than I know.

RefrainCov - er with his life, wont at them good, Full - ness of his life then shall I know;

2By his life of love that he is now shall, rose, Cov - er with his life, Glad - ly I wear the pure silk - a - lone; To his love that he is turn - eth by Lord "Lord, I ac - cept it!" leaving my own, Same to - find thy shall - I love tet thee.

Words: F. E. B.
Music: F. E. Belden
Scripture: Ps. 32:1

The verse

Meter: 79
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 36% of beats fit
Rhyme: A

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Verse 1

"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered."—Ps. 32: 1. Look up - on of - tis - sus tied as to his tree; Ex - tend my pride un - to the tri - umphs free; Look-ing His life I want to run to know, Je - sus that holds out - y robes while in snow; Look up - on to search me up they in such rose, Cov - er with his life, sor - row than I know./˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘?/˘/???/˘˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/??//˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘˘///˘˘˘//˘˘˘/79A

Verse 2

By his life of love that he is now shall, rose, Cov - er with his life, Glad - ly I wear the pure silk - a - lone; To his love that he is turn - eth by Lord "Lord, I ac - cept it!" leaving my own, Same to - find thy shall - I love tet thee.˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/???˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘//??/??///53A

Refrain

Cov - er with his life, wont at them good, Full - ness of his life then shall I know;/˘˘˘//˘˘//˘˘˘//˘˘/18A

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