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Hymns and Tunes 1876 9

Jesus, and shall it ever be

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1Jesus, and shall it ever be, A mortal man ashamed of thee? Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless days?

2Ashamed of Jesus! that dear Friend On whom my hopes of Heaven depend! No; when I blush, be this my shame, That I no more revere his name.

3Ashamed of Jesus! yes, I may, When I've no guilt to wash away, When I've no tear to wipe away, No fears to quell, no soul to save.

4Till then, nor is my boasting vain, Till then, I boast a Saviour slain; And oh! may this my glory be, That Christ is not ashamed of me.

Also sung to
Federal Street (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #101)

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The verse

Meter
32
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 48% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

Jesus, and shall it ever be, A mortal man ashamed of thee? Ashamed of thee, whom angels praise, Whose glories shine through endless days?/˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/32A

Verse 2

Ashamed of Jesus! that dear Friend On whom my hopes of Heaven depend! No; when I blush, be this my shame, That I no more revere his name.˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/33A

Verse 3

Ashamed of Jesus! yes, I may, When I've no guilt to wash away, When I've no tear to wipe away, No fears to quell, no soul to save.˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/32A

Verse 4

Till then, nor is my boasting vain, Till then, I boast a Saviour slain; And oh! may this my glory be, That Christ is not ashamed of me.//˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘33A

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.