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SDA Hymnal 181

Does Jesus Care?

Words: Frank E. GraeffMusic: J. Lincoln HallTune: Does Jesus Care8.6.8.6 with Refrain

Studio

1Does Jesus care when my heart is pained
Too deeply for mirth and song;
As the burdens press, and the cares distress,
And the way grows weary and long?

RefrainO yes, He cares I know He cares!
His heart is touched with my grief;
When the days are weary, the long nights dreary,
I know my Savior cares.

2Does Jesus care when my way is dark
With a nameless dread and fear?
As the daylight fades into deep night shades,
Does He care enough to be near?

3Does Jesus care when I've said goodbye
To the dearest on earth to me,
And my sad heart aches till it nearly breaks,
Is it aught to Him? does He see?

Scripture
1 Peter 5:7; Hebrews 4:15

The verse

Meter
9.7.10.8 · the hymnal prints 8.6.8.6 with Refrain
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 36% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Does Jesus care when my heart is pained˘/˘//˘/˘/9A
Too deeply for mirth and song;//˘˘/˘/7B
As the burdens press, and the cares distress,˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/10C
And the way grows weary and long?˘˘///˘˘/8B

Verse 2

Does Jesus care when my way is dark˘/˘//˘/˘/9A
With a nameless dread and fear?˘˘/˘/˘/7B
As the daylight fades into deep night shades,˘˘////˘///10C
Does He care enough to be near?˘˘/˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 3

Does Jesus care when I've said goodbye˘/˘//////9A
To the dearest on earth to me,˘˘/˘˘/˘˘8B
And my sad heart aches till it nearly breaks,˘˘////˘/˘/10C
Is it aught to Him? does He see?˘˘/˘˘˘˘/8B

Refrain

O yes, He cares I know He cares!˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
His heart is touched with my grief;˘/˘/˘˘/7B
When the days are weary, the long nights dreary,/˘/˘/˘˘///˘11C
I know my Savior cares.˘/˘/˘/6A

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.