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Christ in Song 550

He Will Keep Us

Words: P. P. BlissMusic: P. P. Bliss

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1O what a Saviour, that he died for me! From condemnation he hath made me free;
'He that believeth on the Son,' saith he, 'Hath everlasting life.'

Refrain'Hallelujah! what a Saviour!' 'Hallelujah! what a Friend!'
Saving, helping, keeping, loving, He is with me to the end.

2All my iniquities on him were laid, He nailed them to the cross;
Then full atonement he for all has made, And I am saved from loss.

3Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control,
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed his own blood for my soul.

The verse

Meter
21.16
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme
AA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

O what a Saviour, that he died for me! From condemnation he hath made me free;˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘/21A
'He that believeth on the Son,' saith he, 'Hath everlasting life.'˘˘˘/˘˘˘/?˘//˘/˘/16B

Verse 2

All my iniquities on him were laid, He nailed them to the cross;/˘//˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/16A
Then full atonement he for all has made, And I am saved from loss.//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/16A

Verse 3

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come, Let this blest assurance control,//˘˘/˘//˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/19A
That Christ has regarded my helpless estate, And hath shed his own blood for my soul.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘//˘˘/20A

Refrain

'Hallelujah! what a Saviour!' 'Hallelujah! what a Friend!'/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/16A
Saving, helping, keeping, loving, He is with me to the end./˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘˘/15A

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.