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Christ in Song 301

All for Jesus

Words: W. J. Sparrow-SimpsonMusic: J. StainerTune: All for Jesus8, 7, 8, 7, D.

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1All for Jesus, all for Jesus, All my being's ransomed powers; All my thoughts and words and doings, All my days and all my hours.

2Let my hands perform his bidding, Let my feet run in his ways; Let my eyes see Jesus only, Let my lips speak forth his praise.

3Worldlings prize their gems of beauty, Cling to gilded toys of dust; Boast of wealth and seek for honor, Jesus is my life, my trust.

4Since my eyes were fixed on Jesus, I've lost sight of all beside; So enchained my spirit's vision, Looking at the Crucified.

Meter
8, 7, 8, 7, D.
Scripture
Romans 12:1

The verse

Meter
32 · the hymnal prints 8, 7, 8, 7, D.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 59% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

All for Jesus, all for Jesus, All my being's ransomed powers; All my thoughts and words and doings, All my days and all my hours./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘32A

Verse 2

Let my hands perform his bidding, Let my feet run in his ways; Let my eyes see Jesus only, Let my lips speak forth his praise./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘//˘///˘/˘/˘///˘/30A

Verse 3

Worldlings prize their gems of beauty, Cling to gilded toys of dust; Boast of wealth and seek for honor, Jesus is my life, my trust.??/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/30A

Verse 4

Since my eyes were fixed on Jesus, I've lost sight of all beside; So enchained my spirit's vision, Looking at the Crucified./˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘???˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/31A

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.