Hymns and Tunes 1886 337
I know that my Redeemer lives
Words: Samuel MedleyTune: 223, 84, 59
1I know that my Redeemer lives— What joy the blest assurance gives!
He lives, he lives, who once was dead; He lives, my everlasting Head!
2He lives to bless me with his love, He lives to plead for me above,
He lives my hungry soul to feed, He lives to help in time of need.
- Words
- Samuel Medley
- Tune
- 223, 84, 59
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 16.16
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 91% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AB
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Verse 1
I know that my Redeemer lives— What joy the blest assurance gives!˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/16A
He lives, he lives, who once was dead; He lives, my everlasting Head!˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/16B
Verse 2
He lives to bless me with his love, He lives to plead for me above,˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/16A
He lives my hungry soul to feed, He lives to help in time of need.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/16B
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.