SDA Hymnal 151
Jesus Walked This Lonesome Valley
Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]4/4
1Jesus walked this lonesome valley;
He had to walk it by Himself.
O nobody else could walk it for Him.
He had to walk it by Himself.
2I must go and stand my trial.
I have to stand it by myself.
O nobody else could stand it for me.
I have to stand it by myself.
3Jesus walked this lonesome valley;
He had to walk it by Himself.
O nobody else could walk it for Him.
He had to walk it by Himself.
- Words
- [unclear]
- Music
- [unclear]
- Tune
- [unclear]
- Meter
- 4/4
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.10.8
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 31% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
Jesus walked this lonesome valley;/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
He had to walk it by Himself.˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8B
O nobody else could walk it for Him.˘////˘/˘˘˘10C
He had to walk it by Himself.˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8B
Verse 2
I must go and stand my trial.˘//˘/˘/˘8A
I have to stand it by myself.˘˘˘/˘˘//8B
O nobody else could stand it for me.˘////˘/˘˘˘10C
I have to stand it by myself.˘˘˘/˘˘//8B
Verse 3
Jesus walked this lonesome valley;/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
He had to walk it by Himself.˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8B
O nobody else could walk it for Him.˘////˘/˘˘˘10C
He had to walk it by Himself.˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8B
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.