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Jesus, Engrave It on My Heart

Words: Samuel Medley8s, 7s, & 4s

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1Jesus, engrave it on my heart
That thou hast died for me,
A deed from all things parted be,
But never, never, Lord, from thee.

2Needful is thy chastening rod,
To reconcile my soul to God;
Needful is the fiery trial,
Needful thy all-prevailing prayer.

3Needful thy presence, dearest Lord,
Thy peace and comfort to afford;
Needful thy promise, to impart
Fresh life and vigor to my heart.

4Needful art thou, my Guide, my Stay,
Through all life's dark and weary way;
Nor will at last less needful be,
To bring me home to heaven and thee.

Scripture
1 Peter 1:6-7; Hebrews 12:5-11

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.8 · the hymnal prints 8s, 7s, & 4s
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Jesus, engrave it on my heart/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
That thou hast died for me,˘///˘˘6B
A deed from all things parted be,˘/˘///˘˘8B
But never, never, Lord, from thee.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

Needful is thy chastening rod,/˘˘//˘˘/8A
To reconcile my soul to God;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Needful is the fiery trial,/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘9B
Needful thy all-prevailing prayer./˘/????/8C

Verse 3

Needful thy presence, dearest Lord,/˘//˘/˘/8A
Thy peace and comfort to afford;//˘/˘˘˘/8A
Needful thy promise, to impart/˘//˘˘//8B
Fresh life and vigor to my heart.//˘/˘˘˘/8B

Verse 4

Needful art thou, my Guide, my Stay,/˘//˘/˘/8A
Through all life's dark and weary way;////˘/˘/8A
Nor will at last less needful be,˘˘˘///˘˘8B
To bring me home to heaven and thee.˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9B

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.