SDA Hymnal 248
O, How I Love Jesus
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1There is a name I love to hear,
I love to sing its worth;
It sounds like music in my ear,
The sweetest name on earth.
RefrainO, how I love Jesus,
O, how I love Jesus,
O, how I love Jesus
Because He first loved me!
2It tells me of a Savior's love,
Who died to set me free;
It tells me of His precious blood,
The sinner's perfect plea.
3It tells of One whose loving heart
Can feel my deepest woe,
Who in each sorrow bears a part
That none can bear below.
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 78% of beats fit
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- ABAB
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Verse 1
There is a name I love to hear,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
I love to sing its worth;˘/˘/˘/6B
It sounds like music in my ear,˘///˘˘˘/8A
The sweetest name on earth.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
It tells me of a Savior's love,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Who died to set me free;˘/˘/˘/6B
It tells me of His precious blood,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
The sinner's perfect plea.˘/˘˘//6B
Verse 3
It tells of One whose loving heart˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Can feel my deepest woe,˘/˘/˘/6B
Who in each sorrow bears a part˘˘//˘/˘/8A
That none can bear below.˘/˘/˘/6B
Refrain
O, how I love Jesus,˘/˘//˘6A
O, how I love Jesus,˘/˘//˘6A
O, how I love Jesus˘/˘//˘6A
Because He first loved me!˘/˘//˘6B
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.