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Christ in Song 544

The Pure in Heart

Words: H. R. PalmerMusic: H. R. Palmer

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1I will be pure in heart, Who can de- scend to me,
All will be pure in heart, who loves and serves Thee;
I will be pure in heart, who walks with Thee above,
And keep still pure in heart, in Jesus' wondrous love.

RefrainThe pure in heart shall see God, shall see God,
Shall see God in His beauty;
The pure in heart shall see God, shall see God,
And dwell with Him eternally.

2And from temptations free, and from all sin re- leased,
And keep still pure in heart, in Jesus' wondrous love;
They walk with Christ above, where saints and angels are,
And keep still pure in heart, in Jesus' wondrous love.

Scripture
Matthew 5:8

The verse

Meter
12.11.12.12
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I will be pure in heart, Who can de- scend to me,˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘12A
All will be pure in heart, who loves and serves Thee;/˘˘/˘/˘/˘//11A
I will be pure in heart, who walks with Thee above,˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/12B
And keep still pure in heart, in Jesus' wondrous love.˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/12B

Verse 2

And from temptations free, and from all sin re- leased,˘˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘/12A
And keep still pure in heart, in Jesus' wondrous love;˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/12B
They walk with Christ above, where saints and angels are,˘/˘/˘///˘/˘˘12C
And keep still pure in heart, in Jesus' wondrous love.˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/12B

Refrain

The pure in heart shall see God, shall see God,˘/˘/˘//˘//10A
Shall see God in His beauty;˘//˘˘/˘7B
The pure in heart shall see God, shall see God,˘/˘/˘//˘//10A
And dwell with Him eternally.˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8C

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.