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SDA Hymnal 292

Jesus, I Come

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1Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
Into Thy freedom, gladness and light,
Jesus, I come to Thee;

RefrainOut of my sickness into Thy health,
Out of my want and into Thy wealth,
Out of my sin and into Thyself,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of earth's sorrows into Thy balm,
Out of life's storms and into Thy calm,
Out of distress to jubilant psalm,
Jesus, I come to Thee.
Out of the depths of ruin untold,
Into the peace of Thy sheltering fold,
Ever Thy glorious face to behold,
Jesus, I come to Thee.

2Out of my shameful failure and loss,
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
Into the glorious gain of Thy cross,
Jesus, I come to Thee;

3Out of unrest and arrogant pride,
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
Into Thy blessed will to abide,
Jesus, I come to Thee;

4Out of the fear and dread of the tomb,
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;
Into the joy and light of Thy home,
Jesus, I come to Thee;

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The verse

Meter
9.8.9.6
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 46% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Out of my bondage, sorrow and night,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9A
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;/˘˘//˘˘/8B
Into Thy freedom, gladness and light,/˘//˘/˘˘/9A
Jesus, I come to Thee;/˘˘/˘/6C

Verse 2

Out of my shameful failure and loss,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9A
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;/˘˘//˘˘/8B
Into the glorious gain of Thy cross,/˘˘/˘˘/˘//10A
Jesus, I come to Thee;/˘˘/˘/6C

Verse 3

Out of unrest and arrogant pride,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9A
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;/˘˘//˘˘/8B
Into Thy blessed will to abide,/˘//˘˘˘/8A
Jesus, I come to Thee;/˘˘/˘/6C

Verse 4

Out of the fear and dread of the tomb,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9A
Jesus, I come, Jesus, I come;/˘˘//˘˘/8B
Into the joy and light of Thy home,/˘˘/˘/˘//9C
Jesus, I come to Thee;/˘˘/˘/6D

Refrain

Out of my sickness into Thy health,/˘˘/˘/˘//9A
Out of my want and into Thy wealth,/˘˘/˘/˘//9A
Out of my sin and into Thyself,/˘˘/˘/˘//9B
Jesus, I come to Thee./˘˘/˘/6C
Out of earth's sorrows into Thy balm,/˘//˘/˘//9D
Out of life's storms and into Thy calm,/˘//˘/˘//9D
Out of distress to jubilant psalm,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9E
Jesus, I come to Thee./˘˘/˘/6C
Out of the depths of ruin untold,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9F
Into the peace of Thy sheltering fold,/˘˘/˘//˘˘/10F
Ever Thy glorious face to behold,/˘//˘˘/˘˘/10F
Jesus, I come to Thee./˘˘/˘/6C

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.