Hymns and Tunes 1886 131
Sing of Jesus, sing forever
Words: AnonMusic: F. E. BeldonTune: Sunshine8s & 5s
1Sing of Jesus, sing forever
Of the love that changes never;
Who or what from him can sever
Those he makes his own?
2With his precious blood he bought us,
When we knew him not he sought us,
And from all our wanderings brought us;
His the praise shall be.
3Through the desert drear he leads us,
With the bread of heaven he feeds us,
And through all the journey speeds us
To our home above.
- Words
- Anon
- Music
- F. E. Beldon
- Tune
- Sunshine
- Meter
- 8s & 5s
- Scripture
- Romans 8:38-39; Luke 15:3-7
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.5 · the hymnal prints 8s & 5s
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 64% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AAAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”
Verse 1
Sing of Jesus, sing forever/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Of the love that changes never;˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Who or what from him can sever˘˘˘˘˘˘/˘8A
Those he makes his own?˘˘/˘/5B
Verse 2
With his precious blood he bought us,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
When we knew him not he sought us,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
And from all our wanderings brought us;˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘9A
His the praise shall be.˘˘/˘˘5B
Verse 3
Through the desert drear he leads us,/˘/˘?˘/˘8A
With the bread of heaven he feeds us,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A*
And through all the journey speeds us˘//˘/˘/˘8A
To our home above.˘˘/˘/5B
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.