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Hymns and Tunes 1876 456

Hymn 456

1FADE, fade, each earthly joy ;
Jesus is mine ;
Break, every tender tie ;
Jesus is mine ;
Dark is the wilderness ;
Earth has no resting-place ;
Jesus alone can bless ;
Jesus is mine.

2Tempt not my soul away ;
Jesus is mine ;
Here would I ever stay ;
Jesus is mine ;
Perishing things of clay,
Born but for one brief day,
Pass from my heart away ;
Jesus is mine.

3Farewell, ye dreams of night,
Jesus is mine ;
Lost in this dawning bright,
Jesus is mine ;
All that my soul has tried
Left but a dismal void ;
Jesus has satisfied ;
Jesus is mine.

4Farewell, mortality ;
Jesus is mine ;
Hail ! immortality ;
Jesus is mine ;
Welcome, O loved and blest !
Welcome, sweet scenes of rest ;
Welcome, my Saviour's breast ;
Jesus is mine !

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The verse

Meter: 6.4.7.4.6.6.6.4
Foot: dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCBDEFB

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

FADE, fade, each earthly joy ;////˘/6A

Jesus is mine ;/˘˘/4B

Break, every tender tie ;//˘˘/˘/7C

Jesus is mine ;/˘˘/4B

Dark is the wilderness ;/˘˘/˘˘6D

Earth has no resting-place ;/˘˘???6E

Jesus alone can bless ;/˘˘/˘/6F

Jesus is mine./˘˘/4B

Verse 2

Tempt not my soul away ;/˘˘/˘/6A

Jesus is mine ;/˘˘/4B

Here would I ever stay ;/˘˘/˘/6A

Jesus is mine ;/˘˘/4B

Perishing things of clay,/˘˘/˘/6A

Born but for one brief day,/˘˘///6A

Pass from my heart away ;/˘˘/˘/6A

Jesus is mine./˘˘/4B

Verse 3

Farewell, ye dreams of night,////˘/6A

Jesus is mine ;/˘˘/4B

Lost in this dawning bright,/˘˘/˘/6A

Jesus is mine ;/˘˘/4B

All that my soul has tried/˘˘/˘/6C

Left but a dismal void ;/˘˘/˘/6D

Jesus has satisfied ;/˘˘/˘/6C

Jesus is mine./˘˘/4B

Verse 4

Farewell, mortality ;//˘/˘˘6A

Jesus is mine ;/˘˘/4B

Hail ! immortality ;//˘/˘˘6C

Jesus is mine ;/˘˘/4B

Welcome, O loved and blest !/˘˘/˘/6D

Welcome, sweet scenes of rest ;/˘//˘/6D

Welcome, my Saviour's breast ;/˘˘/˘˘/7D

Jesus is mine !/˘˘/4B

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.