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SDA Hymnal 193

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 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

Meter
7.7.7.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 59% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Savior, teach me day by day,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Love's sweet lesson to obey;///˘˘˘/7A
Sweeter lesson cannot be,/˘/˘/˘˘7B
Loving Him who first loved me./˘˘˘//˘7B

Verse 2

With a child's glad heart of love,˘˘///˘/7A
At Thy bidding may I move,˘//˘˘˘/7B
Prompt to serve and follow Thee,/˘/˘/˘/7C
Loving Him who first loved me./˘˘˘//˘7C

Verse 3

Teach me I am not my own,/˘˘˘˘˘/7A
I am Thine, and Thine alone;˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Teach me to keep Thy rule,/˘˘///6B
Loving Him who first loved me./˘˘˘//˘7C

Verse 4

Love in loving finds employ,/˘/˘/˘/7A
In obedience all her joy;˘˘/˘˘/˘/8A
Ever new that joy will be,/˘/˘/˘˘7B
Loving Him who first loved me./˘˘˘//˘7B

Verse 5

Teach me thus Thy steps to trace,/˘///˘/7A
Strong to follow in Thy grace;/˘/˘˘//7A
Learning how to love from Thee,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Loving Him who first loved me./˘˘˘//˘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.