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SDA Hymnal 279

Only Trust Him

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1Come, every soul by sin oppressed,
There's mercy with the Lord;
And He will surely give you rest,
By trusting in His word.

RefrainOnly trust Him, only trust Him,
Only trust Him now;
He will save you, He will save you,
He will save you now.

2For Jesus shed His precious blood
Rich blessings to bestow;
Plunge now into the crimson flood
That washes white as snow.

3Yes, Jesus is the truth, the way,
That leads you into rest;
Believe in Him without delay,
And you are fully blest.

4Come, then, and join this holy band,
And on to glory go,
To dwell in that celestial land,
Where joys immortal flow.

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The verse

Meter: 9.6.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

Come, every soul by sin oppressed,//˘˘/˘/˘/9A

There's mercy with the Lord;//˘˘˘/6B

And He will surely give you rest,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A

By trusting in His word.˘/˘˘˘/6C

Verse 2

For Jesus shed His precious blood˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

Rich blessings to bestow;//˘˘˘/6B

Plunge now into the crimson flood///˘˘/˘/8A

That washes white as snow.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Yes, Jesus is the truth, the way,//˘˘˘/˘/8A

That leads you into rest;˘/˘/˘/6B

Believe in Him without delay,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A

And you are fully blest.˘˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Come, then, and join this holy band,//˘/˘/˘/8A

And on to glory go,˘˘˘/˘/6B

To dwell in that celestial land,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A

Where joys immortal flow.////˘/6B

Refrain

Only trust Him, only trust Him,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Only trust Him now;/˘/˘/5B

He will save you, He will save you,˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8C

He will save you now.˘˘/˘/5B

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.