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Christ in Song 324

Perfect

Words: M. R. WhittleMusic: James McGranahanTune: PerfectP. M.

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1There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus, No, not one! No, not one! None else could heal all our soul's diseases, No, not one! No, not one!

RefrainJesus knows all about our struggles, He will guide till the day is done; There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus, No, not one! No, not one!

2No friend like him is so high and holy, No, not one! No, not one! And yet no friend is so meek and lowly, No, not one! No, not one!

3There's not an hour that he is not near us, No, not one! No, not one! No night so dark but his love can cheer us, No, not one! No, not one!

4Was e'er a gift like the Savior given? No, not one! No, not one! Will he refuse us a home in heaven? No, not one! No, not one!

Meter
P. M.
Scripture
John 15:13

The verse

Meter
33
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 30% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus, No, not one! No, not one! None else could heal all our soul's diseases, No, not one! No, not one!/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘///˘///˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/33A

Verse 2

No friend like him is so high and holy, No, not one! No, not one! And yet no friend is so meek and lowly, No, not one! No, not one!˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/32A

Verse 3

There's not an hour that he is not near us, No, not one! No, not one! No night so dark but his love can cheer us, No, not one! No, not one!/˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/33A

Verse 4

Was e'er a gift like the Savior given? No, not one! No, not one! Will he refuse us a home in heaven? No, not one! No, not one!˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/32A

Refrain

Jesus knows all about our struggles, He will guide till the day is done; There's not a friend like the lowly Jesus, No, not one! No, not one!/˘//˘//˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘//˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/34A

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.