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Christ in Song 321

The Word

Words: J. GilchristMusic: J. GilchristTune: ElishaS. M.

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1I gave my heart to Jesus, He saved me from my sins; He made me heir of heaven, And there my joy begins.

2How perfect is the Bible, How precious is the word, I love the holy scriptures, For they tell of the Lord.

3I love my blessed Jesus, He fills my heart with joy; He gives me strength to follow Him, And serves me in his sight.

4I love the name of Jesus, It sounds like music sweet; I love to meet with Christians, And worship at his feet.

Tune
Elisha
Meter
S. M.
Scripture
2 Timothy 3:16

The verse

Meter
26 · the hymnal prints S. M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 35% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I gave my heart to Jesus, He saved me from my sins; He made me heir of heaven, And there my joy begins.˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/26A

Verse 2

How perfect is the Bible, How precious is the word, I love the holy scriptures, For they tell of the Lord./˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/26A

Verse 3

I love my blessed Jesus,˘/˘//˘6A
He fills my heart with joy;˘/˘/˘/6B
He gives me strength to follow Him,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
And serves me in his sight.˘/˘˘˘/6D

Verse 4

I love the name of Jesus, It sounds like music sweet; I love to meet with Christians, And worship at his feet.˘/˘/˘/˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/26A

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.