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Christ in Song 27

Whiter Than Snow

Words: Jas. NicholsonMusic: Wm. G. Fischer

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1"Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."—Ps. 51: 7. Lord Je - sus, I long to be per - fect - ly whole; I want thee for - ev - er to live in my soul; Lord Je - sus, look down from thy throne in the skies, And help me to make a com-plete sac - ri - fice.

RefrainWhit - er than snow, yes, whit - er than snow; Now wash me, and I shall be whit - er than snow.

2Lord Je - sus, for this I most hum - bly en - treat, I wait, bless-ed Lord, at thy cru - ci - fied feet; Lord Je - sus, come now, set me per - fect - ly white; I want thee to cleanse from all sin in thy sight.

3Lord Je - sus, thou see - est I pa - tient - ly wait; Come now, and with - in me a new heart cre - ate; Now wash me, and I shall be whit - er than snow.

Scripture
Ps. 51:7

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The verse

Meter
55
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

"Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow."—Ps. 51: 7. Lord Je - sus, I long to be per - fect - ly whole; I want thee for - ev - er to live in my soul; Lord Je - sus, look down from thy throne in the skies, And help me to make a com-plete sac - ri - fice./˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/?//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘///˘//˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/55A

Verse 2

Lord Je - sus, for this I most hum - bly en - treat, I wait, bless-ed Lord, at thy cru - ci - fied feet; Lord Je - sus, come now, set me per - fect - ly white; I want thee to cleanse from all sin in thy sight.//˘˘˘˘//˘??˘///˘//˘////˘///˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘//˘//43A

Verse 3

Lord Je - sus, thou see - est I pa - tient - ly wait; Come now, and with - in me a new heart cre - ate; Now wash me, and I shall be whit - er than snow.//˘//˘˘/˘˘///˘˘/˘˘//˘///˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/33A

Refrain

Whit - er than snow, yes, whit - er than snow; Now wash me, and I shall be whit - er than snow./˘˘///˘˘///˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/20A

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.