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Christ in Song 565

IS MY NAME WRITTEN THERE?

Words: M. A. KidderMusic: Frank M. Davis

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1Lord, I care not for riches, Neither silver nor gold,
I would make sure of heaven, I would enter the fold.
In the book of thy kingdom, With its pages so fair,
Tell me, Jesus, my Saviour, Is my name written there?

RefrainIs my name written there,
On the page white and fair?
In the book of thy kingdom,
Is my name written there?

2Lord, my sins they are many, Like the sands of the sea,
But thy blood, O my Saviour, Is sufficient for me;
For thy promise is written, In bright letters that glow,
'Though your sins be as scarlet, I will make them like snow.'

3O that beautiful city, With its mansions of light,
With its glorified beings, In pure garments of white;
Where no evil thing cometh To despoil what is fair;
Where the angels are waiting, Is my name written there?

The verse

Meter
13.13.13.14
Foot
anapestic (da-da-DUM) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Lord, I care not for riches, Neither silver nor gold,/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/13A
I would make sure of heaven, I would enter the fold.˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/13A
In the book of thy kingdom, With its pages so fair,˘˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘˘/13B
Tell me, Jesus, my Saviour, Is my name written there?/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘//˘/14B

Verse 2

Lord, my sins they are many, Like the sands of the sea,/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/13A
But thy blood, O my Saviour, Is sufficient for me;˘//˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘14A
For thy promise is written, In bright letters that glow,˘//˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/13B
'Though your sins be as scarlet, I will make them like snow.'/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘//13B

Verse 3

O that beautiful city, With its mansions of light,˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/13A
With its glorified beings, In pure garments of white;˘˘/˘//˘˘//˘˘/13A
Where no evil thing cometh To despoil what is fair;/˘/˘//˘˘??˘˘/13B
Where the angels are waiting, Is my name written there?/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘//˘/13B

Refrain

Is my name written there,˘˘//˘/6A
On the page white and fair?˘˘//˘/6A
In the book of thy kingdom,˘˘/˘//˘7B
Is my name written there?˘˘//˘/6A

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.