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SDA Hymnal 258

Baptize Us Anew

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1Baptize us anew
With power from on high,
With love, O refresh us!
Dear Savior, draw nigh.

RefrainWe humbly beseech Thee,
Lord Jesus, we pray,
With love and the Spirit
baptize us today.
(Last vs.) We praise Thee, we bless Thee,
we laud and adore Thee,
Amen and Amen.

2Unworthy we cry,
Unholy,
Descend from on high,
We plead Thy rich blessing;
In mercy draw nigh.

3O heavenly Dove,
From heaven it came:
Thou art My beloved,
Well pleased I am.

4O list the glad voice!
With power from on high,
From sin's guilt stain,
In mercy I draw nigh.

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The verse

Meter
5.6.6.5
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 45% of beats fit
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ABCB
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Verse 1

Baptize us anew˘/˘˘/5A
With power from on high,˘/˘˘˘/6B
With love, O refresh us!˘/˘˘/˘6C
Dear Savior, draw nigh.//˘//5B

Verse 2

Unworthy we cry,˘/˘˘/5A
Unholy,˘/˘3B
Descend from on high,˘/˘˘/5A
We plead Thy rich blessing;˘////˘6C
In mercy draw nigh.˘/˘//5A

Verse 3

O heavenly Dove,˘/˘˘/5A
From heaven it came:˘/˘˘/5B
Thou art My beloved,//˘˘/5C
Well pleased I am.//˘˘4D

Verse 4

O list the glad voice!˘/˘//5A
With power from on high,˘/˘˘˘/6B
From sin's guilt stain,˘///4C
In mercy I draw nigh.˘/˘˘//6B

Refrain

We humbly beseech Thee,˘/˘˘//6A
Lord Jesus, we pray,//˘˘/5B
With love and the Spirit˘/˘˘/˘6C
baptize us today.˘/˘˘/5B
(Last vs.) We praise Thee, we bless Thee,///˘//˘//9A
we laud and adore Thee,˘/˘˘//6A
Amen and Amen.˘/˘˘/5D

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.