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Christ in Song 561

SPEND AND BE SPENT

Words: J. R. SweneyMusic: J. R. Sweney

Studio

1Spend and be spent for Jesus,
Give all as he has done;
Let not a single talent
His in the earth be gone.

RefrainSpend and be spent for Jesus,
Spend and be spent for Jesus,
Spend and be spent for Jesus,
Give all as he has done.

2Spend and be spent for Jesus,
Work for the Master's cause;
Saving the lost and dying,
Obeying all his laws.

3Spend and be spent for Jesus,
Let all thy powers be free;
Let not the world's allurements
Win thee away from me.

4Spend and be spent for Jesus,
So when thy work is done,
Joyful the blessed welcome:
'Well done, my faithful one!'

Scripture
2 Corinthians 12:15

The verse

Meter
7.6.7.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Spend and be spent for Jesus,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
Give all as he has done;//˘˘˘/6B
Let not a single talent/˘˘/˘/˘7C
His in the earth be gone.˘˘˘/˘/6D

Verse 2

Spend and be spent for Jesus,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
Work for the Master's cause;/˘˘/˘/6B
Saving the lost and dying,/˘˘/˘/˘7C
Obeying all his laws.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 3

Spend and be spent for Jesus,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
Let all thy powers be free;////˘˘/7B
Let not the world's allurements/˘˘/????8C
Win thee away from me.//˘/˘˘6B

Verse 4

Spend and be spent for Jesus,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
So when thy work is done,˘///˘/6B
Joyful the blessed welcome:/˘˘//˘6C
'Well done, my faithful one!'//˘/˘/6B

Refrain

Spend and be spent for Jesus,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
Spend and be spent for Jesus,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
Spend and be spent for Jesus,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
Give all as he has done.//˘˘˘/6B

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.