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Millennial Harp 54

Savior, Teach Me

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1Savior, teach me day by day, Love's sweet lesson to obey; Sweeter lesson cannot be, Loving Him who first loved me.

2With a child's glad heart of love, At Thy bidding may I move, Prompt to serve and follow Thee, Loving Him who first loved me.

3Teach me I am not my own, I am Thine, and Thine alone; Teach me to keep to Thy rule, Loving Him who first loved me.

4Love in loving finds employ, In obedience all her joy; Ever new that joy will be, Loving Him who first loved me.

5Teach me thus Thy steps to trace, Strong to follow in Thy grace, Learning how to love from Thee, Loving Him who first loved me.

The verse

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28
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trochaic (DUM-da) · 41% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

Savior, teach me day by day, Love's sweet lesson to obey; Sweeter lesson cannot be, Loving Him who first loved me./˘/˘/˘////˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘//˘28A

Verse 2

With a child's glad heart of love, At Thy bidding may I move, Prompt to serve and follow Thee, Loving Him who first loved me.˘˘///˘/˘//˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘//˘28A

Verse 3

Teach me I am not my own, I am Thine, and Thine alone; Teach me to keep to Thy rule, Loving Him who first loved me./˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘///˘˘˘//˘28A

Verse 4

Love in loving finds employ, In obedience all her joy; Ever new that joy will be, Loving Him who first loved me./˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘//˘29A

Verse 5

Teach me thus Thy steps to trace, Strong to follow in Thy grace, Learning how to love from Thee, Loving Him who first loved 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.