Hymns and Tunes 1886 102
Jesus, my love, my chief delight
S.M.
1Jesus, my love, my chief delight,
For thee I long, for thee I pray,
Amid the shadows of the night,
Amid the business of the day.
2When shall I see thy smiling face,
That face which I have often seen?
Arise, thou Sun of Righteousness,
Scatter the clouds that intervene.
- Meter
- S.M.
- Scripture
- Malachi 4:2
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8 · the hymnal prints S.M.
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 66% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
Jesus, my love, my chief delight,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
For thee I long, for thee I pray,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Amid the shadows of the night,˘/˘//˘˘/8A
Amid the business of the day.˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B
Verse 2
When shall I see thy smiling face,/˘˘///˘/8A
That face which I have often seen?˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B
Arise, thou Sun of Righteousness,˘///˘/˘˘8C
Scatter the clouds that intervene./˘˘/˘/˘/8B
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.