Hymns and Tunes 1886 771
Jesus, Lover of my soul
Music: Simeon B. MarshTune: Martyn7s, D.
1Jesus, Lover of my soul,
While the billows near me roll,
While the tempest still is high!
O receive my soul at last!
2Hide me, O my Saviour, hide!
Till the storm of life is past;
- Music
- Simeon B. Marsh
- Tune
- Martyn
- Meter
- 7s, D.
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.7.7 · the hymnal prints 7s, D.
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 80% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABC
Could also be sung to Herald Angels, Ratisbon, Salzburg, Wickham · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Jesus, Lover of my soul,/˘/˘˘˘/7A
While the billows near me roll,/˘/˘/˘/7A
While the tempest still is high!/˘/˘/˘/7B
O receive my soul at last!˘˘/˘/˘/7C
Verse 2
Hide me, O my Saviour, hide!/˘˘˘/˘˘/8A
Till the storm of life is past;/˘/˘/˘/7B
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.