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SDA Hymnal 244

My Song Shall Be of Jesus

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1My song shall be of Jesus,
His mercy crowns my days,
He fills my cup with blessings,
And tunes my heart to praise;
My song shall be of Jesus,
The precious Lamb of God,
Who gave Himself my ransom,
And bought me with His blood.

2My song shall be of Jesus,
When sitting at His feet,
I call to mind His goodness,
And know my joy's complete;
My song shall be of Jesus,
What-ever ills befall,
I'll sing the grace that saves me,
And triumphs over all.

3My song shall be of Jesus,
While pressing on my way
To where my home shines glorious
In pure and perfect day;
And when my soul shall enter
The mansions fair,
A song of praise to Jesus
I'll sing forever there.

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The verse

Meter: 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 78% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCBADEF

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Verse 1

My song shall be of Jesus,˘/˘˘˘/˘7A

His mercy crowns my days,˘/˘/˘/6B

He fills my cup with blessings,˘/˘/˘/˘7C

And tunes my heart to praise;˘/˘/˘/6B

My song shall be of Jesus,˘/˘˘˘/˘7A

The precious Lamb of God,˘/˘/˘/6D

Who gave Himself my ransom,˘/˘/˘/˘7E

And bought me with His blood.˘/˘˘˘/6F

Verse 2

My song shall be of Jesus,˘/˘˘˘/˘7A

When sitting at His feet,//˘˘˘/6B

I call to mind His goodness,˘/˘/˘/˘7C

And know my joy's complete;˘/˘/˘/6B

My song shall be of Jesus,˘/˘˘˘/˘7A

What-ever ills befall,//˘/˘/6D

I'll sing the grace that saves me,//˘/˘/˘7E

And triumphs over all.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 3

My song shall be of Jesus,˘/˘˘˘/˘7A

While pressing on my way//˘˘˘/6B

To where my home shines glorious˘/˘///˘˘8C

In pure and perfect day;˘/˘˘//6B

And when my soul shall enter˘/˘/˘/˘7D

The mansions fair,˘/˘/4E

A song of praise to Jesus˘/˘/˘/˘7A

I'll sing forever there.//˘/˘/6E

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.