Hymns and Tunes 1876 220
When, my Saviour, shall I be
1When, my Saviour, shall I be Perfectly restored in thee? Poor and vile in my own eyes, Only in thy wisdom wise?
2Only thee content to know, Ignorant of all below? Only guided by thy light? Only mighty in thy might?
3Fully in my life express All the heights of holiness; Sweetly let my spirit prove All the depths of perfect love.
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Verse 1
When, my Saviour, shall I be Perfectly restored in thee? Poor and vile in my own eyes, Only in thy wisdom wise?/˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘///˘˘//˘/29A
Verse 2
Only thee content to know, Ignorant of all below? Only guided by thy light? Only mighty in thy might?/˘//˘˘//˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘///˘/˘˘/˘28A
Verse 3
Fully in my life express All the heights of holiness; Sweetly let my spirit prove All the depths of perfect love./˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘//28A
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.