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Christ in Song 391

TIS LOVE THAT MAKES US HAPPY

Words: S. E. B.Music: F. C. Pickens

1'Tis love that makes us hap-py, 'Tis love that smooths the way;
This world is full of sor-row, Of sick-ness, death and sin;
But love will drive out trou-ble, And peace will en-ter in.

Refrain'Tis love that makes us hap-py, 'Tis love that makes us sing;
It helps us 'round, it makes us kind.

2And then our hearts are hap-py, And life seems all too brief;
And joy comes to our spir-its, God is love; were his lit-tle chil-dren,
Of Je-sus and his love. God is love; we should be like him.

Words: S. E. B.
Music: F. C. Pickens

The verse

Meter: 13.13.13
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABB

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

'Tis love that makes us hap-py, 'Tis love that smooths the way;//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/13A

This world is full of sor-row, Of sick-ness, death and sin;˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/13B

But love will drive out trou-ble, And peace will en-ter in.˘/˘///˘˘/˘/˘˘13B

Verse 2

And then our hearts are hap-py, And life seems all too brief;˘//˘/˘/˘˘/////14A

And joy comes to our spir-its, God is love; were his lit-tle chil-dren,˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘17B

Of Je-sus and his love. God is love; we should be like him.˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘14C

Refrain

'Tis love that makes us hap-py, 'Tis love that makes us sing;//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/13A

It helps us 'round, it makes us kind.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

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.