Christ in Song 75
The Love of Jesus
Words: F. E. BeldenMusic: F. E. Belden
1There is no love like the love of Jesus,
Never to fade or fall,
Till into the fold of the peace of God,
He has gathered us all.
RefrainO love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall for evermore endure,
Jesus' love, precious love, Boundless and pure and free!
2There is no eye like the eye of Jesus,
Piercing so deep and true,
Oh, there is none in the voice of Jesus,
So tender and sweet to you.
- Words
- F. E. Belden
- Music
- F. E. Belden
Copyright, 1893, by F. E. Belden
The verse
- Meter
- 10.6.10.6
- Foot
- dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 35% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
There is no love like the love of Jesus,/˘˘//˘/˘/˘10A
Never to fade or fall,/˘˘/˘/6B
Till into the fold of the peace of God,//˘˘/˘˘/˘/10C
He has gathered us all.˘˘/˘˘/6B
Verse 2
There is no eye like the eye of Jesus,/˘˘//˘/˘/˘10A
Piercing so deep and true,/˘˘/˘/6B
Oh, there is none in the voice of Jesus,˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘10A
So tender and sweet to you.˘/˘˘/˘˘7B
Refrain
O love of God, how rich and pure!˘/˘///˘/8A
How measureless and strong!/????˘/7B
It shall for evermore endure,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Jesus' love, precious love, Boundless and pure and free!/˘//˘//˘˘/˘/12C
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.