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SDA Hymnal 184

Jesus Paid It All

1I hear the Savior say,
"Thy strength indeed is small;
Child of weakness, watch and pray,
Find in Me thine all in all."

RefrainJesus paid it all, All to Him I owe;
Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow.

2Lord, now indeed I find
Thy power, and Thine alone,
Can change the leper's spots,
And melt the heart of stone.

3Since nothing good have I
Whereby Thy grace to claim,
I'll wash my garments white
In the blood of Calvary's Lamb.

4And when before the throne
I stand in Him complete,
I'll lay my trophies down,
All down at Jesus' feet.

The verse

Meter: 6.6.7.7
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 53% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

I hear the Savior say,˘/˘/˘/6A

"Thy strength indeed is small;////˘/6B

Child of weakness, watch and pray,/˘/˘/˘/7A

Find in Me thine all in all."/˘˘//˘/7B

Verse 2

Lord, now indeed I find////˘/6A

Thy power, and Thine alone,//˘˘/˘/7B

Can change the leper's spots,˘/˘/˘/6C

And melt the heart of stone.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Since nothing good have I//˘/˘˘6A

Whereby Thy grace to claim,˘///˘/6B

I'll wash my garments white//˘/˘/6C

In the blood of Calvary's Lamb.˘˘/˘/˘˘/8D

Verse 4

And when before the throne˘/˘/˘/6A

I stand in Him complete,˘/˘˘˘/6B

I'll lay my trophies down,//˘/˘/6C

All down at Jesus' feet.//˘/˘/6B

Refrain

Jesus paid it all, All to Him I owe;/˘/˘//˘˘˘/10A

Sin had left a crimson stain, He washed it white as snow./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/13A

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.