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Hymns and Tunes 1876 119

Hymn 119

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1OH, for a heart to praise my God !
A heart from sin set free ;
A heart that's sprinkled with the blood
So freely shed for me ;

2A heart resigned, submissive, meek,
My dear Redeemer's throne ;
Where only Christ is heard to speak,
Where Jesus reigns alone ;

3A humble, lowly, contrite heart,
Believing, true, and clean ;
Which neither life nor death can part
From him that dwells within.

4A heart in every thought renewed,
And filled with love divine ;
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good,
A copy, Lord, of thine !

5Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart ;
Come quickly from above ;
Write thy new name upon my heart,
Thy new, best name of love.

Also sung to
Azmon (SDA Hymnal #323)

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 73% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

OH, for a heart to praise my God !˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
A heart from sin set free ;˘/˘///6B
A heart that's sprinkled with the blood˘///˘˘˘/8C
So freely shed for me ;˘/˘/˘˘6B

Verse 2

A heart resigned, submissive, meek,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
My dear Redeemer's throne ;˘/???/6B
Where only Christ is heard to speak,//˘/˘/˘/8A
Where Jesus reigns alone ;//˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

A humble, lowly, contrite heart,˘/˘/˘˘//8A
Believing, true, and clean ;˘/˘/˘/6B
Which neither life nor death can part˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
From him that dwells within.˘˘˘/˘/6C

Verse 4

A heart in every thought renewed,˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9A
And filled with love divine ;˘/˘/˘/6B
Perfect, and right, and pure, and good,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
A copy, Lord, of thine !˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 5

Thy nature, gracious Lord, impart ;//˘/˘///8A
Come quickly from above ;//˘˘˘/6B
Write thy new name upon my heart,////˘/˘/8A
Thy new, best name of love.////˘/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.