SDA Hymnal 278
Lord Jesus, Once You Spoke to Men
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1Lord Jesus, once You spoke to men
Upon the mountain and the plain,
O help us listen now as then
And wonder at Your words again.
2We all have secret fears to face,
Our minds and motives to amend.
We seek Your truth, O help us listen
And to Your present friend.
3The gospel speaks; and we receive
Your light, Your love, Your own command.
O help us live what we believe
In daily word of heart and hand.
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Verse 1
Lord Jesus, once You spoke to men//˘/˘/˘/8A
Upon the mountain and the plain,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B
O help us listen now as then˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And wonder at Your words again.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Verse 2
We all have secret fears to face,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Our minds and motives to amend./˘/˘/˘˘˘/9B
We seek Your truth, O help us listen˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9C
And to Your present friend.˘˘˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
The gospel speaks; and we receive˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Your light, Your love, Your own command.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
O help us live what we believe˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
In daily word of heart and hand.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
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.