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Christ in Song 552

One Living Faith

Words: C. WesleyMusic: J. H. Knecht

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1One there is, above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend;
His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end.

2Which of all our friends to save us, Could or would have shed his blood?
But our Jesus died to have us Reconciled, in him, to God.

3When he lived on earth abased, Friend of sinners was his name;
Now, above all glory raised, He rejoices in the same.

4O for grace our hearts to soften! Teach us, Lord, at length to love;
We, alas! forget too often What a Friend we have above.

The verse

Meter
15.15
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme
AA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

One there is, above all others, Well deserves the name of Friend;//˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/15A
His is love beyond a brother's, Costly, free, and knows no end.˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A

Verse 2

Which of all our friends to save us, Could or would have shed his blood?˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘/16A
But our Jesus died to have us Reconciled, in him, to God.˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/16B

Verse 3

When he lived on earth abased, Friend of sinners was his name;/˘/˘/???/˘/˘˘˘/15A
Now, above all glory raised, He rejoices in the same./˘///˘/˘˘/˘˘/13A

Verse 4

O for grace our hearts to soften! Teach us, Lord, at length to love;˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/16A
We, alas! forget too often What a Friend we have above.˘˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘˘˘/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.