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Millennial Harp 100

Jesus, Priceless Treasure

6.6.5.6.6.5.

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1Jesus, priceless treasure, Source of purest pleasure, Truest Friend to me: Ah! how long I've panted, And my heart has fainted, Thirsting, Lord, for Thee.

RefrainThine I am, O spotless Lamb, I will suffer naught to hide Thee, Naught I ask beside Thee.

2In Thine arm I rest me; Foes who would molest me Cannot reach me here; Though the earth be shaking, Every heart be quaking, Jesus calms my fear.

3Hence all fears and sadness! For the Lord of gladness, Jesus, enters in; Those who love the Father, Though the storms may gather, Still have peace within.

Meter
6.6.5.6.6.5.

The verse

Meter
6.6.5.6.6.5 · as printed
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 81% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

Jesus, priceless treasure,/˘/˘/˘6A
Source of purest pleasure,/˘/˘/˘6A
Truest Friend to me:/˘/˘˘5B
Ah! how long I've panted,/////˘6C
And my heart has fainted,˘˘/˘/˘6D
Thirsting, Lord, for Thee./˘/˘/5B

Verse 2

In Thine arm I rest me;˘//˘/˘6A
Foes who would molest me/˘˘˘/˘6A
Cannot reach me here;/˘/˘/5B
Though the earth be shaking,/˘/˘/˘6C
Every heart be quaking,/˘/˘/˘6C
Jesus calms my fear./˘/˘/5B

Verse 3

Hence all fears and sadness!///˘/˘6A
For the Lord of gladness,˘˘/˘/˘6B
Jesus, enters in;/˘/˘˘5C
Those who love the Father,˘˘/˘/˘6D
Though the storms may gather,/˘/˘/˘6E
Still have peace within./˘/˘/5C

Refrain

Thine I am, O spotless Lamb, I will suffer naught to hide Thee, Naught I ask beside Thee./˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘///˘/˘//21A

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.