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Christ in Song 58

Memories of Galilee

Words: Robert MorrisMusic: H. R. Palmer

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1Each cool ing breeze that sweeps the sea And stirs the Gal i lee,
Wakes in my heart a song of joy, A song of love to thee;
That tells what thou hast done for me, How thou hast set me free,
And filled my soul with per fect rest, Sweet mem o ries of Gal i lee.

RefrainSweet mem o ries of Gal i lee, Sweet mem o ries of Gal i lee,
In Je sus found sweet rest for me, Sweet mem o ries of Gal i lee.

2Each peb ble on the shin ing shore Tells of thy love to me;
And when the lit tle wave lets dance Be neath the olive tree,
They whis per of the bless ed One Who gave his life for me,
And filled my soul with per fect rest, Sweet mem o ries of Gal i lee.

3Each ray of light that gilds the hills Where Je sus lov'd to be,
Each star that shines in east ern skies A bove the Gal i lee,
Re minds me of my Sav iour's love, His ten der care for me,
And fills my soul with per fect rest, Sweet mem o ries of Gal i lee.

By permission of Dr. H. R. Palmer.

The verse

Meter
14.14.14.16
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

Each cool ing breeze that sweeps the sea And stirs the Gal i lee,////˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
Wakes in my heart a song of joy, A song of love to thee;/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
That tells what thou hast done for me, How thou hast set me free,˘/˘///˘˘////˘/14A
And filled my soul with per fect rest, Sweet mem o ries of Gal i lee.˘/˘/˘/?//?˘/˘/˘/16A

Verse 2

Each peb ble on the shin ing shore Tells of thy love to me;/??˘˘////˘//˘˘14A
And when the lit tle wave lets dance Be neath the olive tree,˘/˘/?///˘?˘/˘/14A
They whis per of the bless ed One Who gave his life for me,˘//˘˘///˘/˘/˘˘14A
And filled my soul with per fect rest, Sweet mem o ries of Gal i lee.˘/˘/˘/?//?˘/˘/˘/16A

Verse 3

Each ray of light that gilds the hills Where Je sus lov'd to be,//˘/˘/˘/////˘˘14A
Each star that shines in east ern skies A bove the Gal i lee,//˘/˘/?/˘/˘/˘/14A
Re minds me of my Sav iour's love, His ten der care for me,//˘˘˘??/˘///˘˘14A
And fills my soul with per fect rest, Sweet mem o ries of Gal i lee.˘/˘/˘/?//?˘/˘/˘/16A

Refrain

Sweet mem o ries of Gal i lee, Sweet mem o ries of Gal i lee,/?˘/˘/˘//?˘/˘/˘/16A
In Je sus found sweet rest for me, Sweet mem o ries of Gal i lee.˘/////˘˘/?˘/˘/˘/16A

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.