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Millennial Harp 106

More About Jesus

8.7.8.7. with Refrain

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1More about Jesus I would know, More of His grace to others show; More of His saving fullness see, More of His love who died for me.

RefrainMore, more about Jesus, More, more about Jesus; More of His saving fullness see, More of His love who died for me.

2More about Jesus let me learn, More of His holy will discern; Spirit of God, my teacher be, Showing the things of Christ to me.

3More about Jesus; in His word, Holding communion with my Lord; Hearing His voice in every line, Making each faithful saying mine.

4More about Jesus on His throne, Riches in glory all His own; More of His kingdom's sure increase; More of His coming, Prince of Peace.

The verse

Meter
32 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7. with Refrain
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 43% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

More about Jesus I would know, More of His grace to others show; More of His saving fullness see, More of His love who died for me./˘//˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘32A

Verse 2

More about Jesus let me learn, More of His holy will discern; Spirit of God, my teacher be, Showing the things of Christ to me./˘//˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘32A

Verse 3

More about Jesus; in His word, Holding communion with my Lord; Hearing His voice in every line, Making each faithful saying mine./˘//˘˘˘//˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘//˘/˘/33A

Verse 4

More about Jesus on His throne, Riches in glory all His own; More of His kingdom's sure increase; More of His coming, Prince of Peace./˘//˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘////˘˘/˘/˘/32A

Refrain

More, more about Jesus, More, more about Jesus; More of His saving fullness see, More of His love who died for me.//˘//˘//˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘28A

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.