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Hymns and Tunes 1886 122

Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb

Words: J. CennickC.M.

1Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb,
I love to hear of thee;
No music's like thy charming name,
Nor half so sweet can be.

2O let me ever hear thy voice
In mercy to me speak;
In thee, my Priest, will I rejoice,
And thy salvation seek.

3My Jesus shall be still my theme,
While in this world I stay;
I'll sing my Jesus' lovely name
While all things else decay.

4When I appear in yonder cloud,
With all thy favored throng,
Then will I sing more sweet, more loud,
And Christ shall be my song.

Words: J. Cennick
Meter: C.M.
Scripture: Revelation 5:6

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The verse

Meter: 8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 71% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Ortonville, Cantate Domino, Christmas · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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Verse 1

Thou dear Redeemer, dying Lamb,//˘/˘/˘/8A

I love to hear of thee;˘/˘/˘/6B

No music's like thy charming name,˘/˘///˘/8C

Nor half so sweet can be.˘/˘/˘˘6B

Verse 2

O let me ever hear thy voice˘/˘/˘///8A

In mercy to me speak;˘/˘˘˘/6B

In thee, my Priest, will I rejoice,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A

And thy salvation seek.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

My Jesus shall be still my theme,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A

While in this world I stay;/˘˘/˘/6B

I'll sing my Jesus' lovely name//˘/˘/˘/8C

While all things else decay.////˘/6B

Verse 4

When I appear in yonder cloud,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A

With all thy favored throng,˘///˘/6B

Then will I sing more sweet, more loud,/˘˘/////8A

And Christ shall be my song.˘/˘˘˘/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.