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Christ in Song 419

Tell It to Jesus

Words: J. E. RankinMusic: J. E. Rankin

Studio

1Are you wea-ry, are you heav-y heart-ed? Tell it to Je-sus, Tell it to Je-sus; Are you griev-ing o-ver joys de-part-ed? Tell it to Je-sus a-lone.

RefrainTell it to Je-sus, Tell it to Je-sus, He is a friend that's well known; You've no oth-er such a friend or broth-er, Tell it to Je-sus a-lone.

2Do the tears flow down your cheeks un-bid-den? Tell it to Je-sus, Tell it to Je-sus; Have you sins that to men's eyes are hid-den? Tell it to Je-sus a-lone.

3Do you fear the gath-'ring clouds of sor-row? Tell it to Je-sus, Tell it to Je-sus; Are you anx-ious what shall be to-mor-row? Tell it to Je-sus a-lone.

4Are you trou-bled at the thought of dy-ing? Tell it to Je-sus, Tell it to Je-sus; For Christ's com-ing King-dom are you sigh-ing? Tell it to Je-sus a-lone.

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The verse

Meter
37
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 44% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Are you wea-ry, are you heav-y heart-ed? Tell it to Je-sus, Tell it to Je-sus; Are you griev-ing o-ver joys de-part-ed? Tell it to Je-sus a-lone.˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/37A

Verse 2

Do the tears flow down your cheeks un-bid-den? Tell it to Je-sus, Tell it to Je-sus; Have you sins that to men's eyes are hid-den? Tell it to Je-sus a-lone.˘˘///˘/???/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/37A

Verse 3

Do you fear the gath-'ring clouds of sor-row? Tell it to Je-sus, Tell it to Je-sus; Are you anx-ious what shall be to-mor-row? Tell it to Je-sus a-lone.˘˘/˘??/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘///˘˘/˘˘/37A

Verse 4

Are you trou-bled at the thought of dy-ing? Tell it to Je-sus, Tell it to Je-sus; For Christ's com-ing King-dom are you sigh-ing? Tell it to Je-sus a-lone.˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/37A

Refrain

Tell it to Je-sus, Tell it to Je-sus, He is a friend that's well known; You've no oth-er such a friend or broth-er, Tell it to Je-sus a-lone./˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘/////˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/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.