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Millennial Harp 65

Hark, my soul, it is the Lord

7s

1Hark, my soul, it is the Lord, 'T is thy Savior, hear his word; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee: "Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?"

2"I delivered thee when bound, And when wounded, healed thy wound; Sought thee wandering, set thee right; Turned thy darkness into light."

3"Can a mother's tender care Cease towards the child she bare? Yes, she may forgetful be, Yet will I remember thee."

4"Mine is a redeeming love, Higher than the heights above, Deeper than the depths beneath, Free and faithful, strong as death."

5"Thou shalt see my glory soon, When the work of grace is done; Partner of my throne shalt be— Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?"

6Lord, it is my chief complaint, That my love is weak and faint; Yet I love thee, and adore; O for grace to love thee more!

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Verse 1

Hark, my soul, it is the Lord, 'T is thy Savior, hear his word; Jesus speaks, and speaks to thee: "Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?"/˘/˘˘˘//˘//˘/˘//˘/˘/˘////˘?/˘29A

Verse 2

"I delivered thee when bound, And when wounded, healed thy wound; Sought thee wandering, set thee right; Turned thy darkness into light."˘˘/˘///˘//˘//////˘˘//////˘/˘/29A

Verse 3

"Can a mother's tender care˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Cease towards the child she bare?/˘/˘/˘/7A
Yes, she may forgetful be,/˘˘˘/˘˘7B
Yet will I remember thee."/˘˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

"Mine is a redeeming love,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Higher than the heights above,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Deeper than the depths beneath,/˘˘˘/˘/7B
Free and faithful, strong as death."/˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 5

"Thou shalt see my glory soon,///˘/˘/7A
When the work of grace is done;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Partner of my throne shalt be—/˘˘˘//˘7C
Say, poor sinner, lov'st thou me?"///˘?/˘7C

Verse 6

Lord, it is my chief complaint,/˘˘˘/˘/7A
That my love is weak and faint;˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Yet I love thee, and adore;/˘//˘˘/7B
O for grace to love thee more!˘˘/˘///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.