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SDA Hymnal 298

I Lay My Sins on Jesus

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1I lay my sins on Jesus,
The spotless Lamb of God;
He bears them all, and frees us
From the accursed load.

RefrainFrom the accursed load.
Till not a stain remains.
He doth my soul redeem.
The Father's holy child.
And learn the angels' song.

2I bring my guilt to Jesus,
To wash my crimson stains
White in His blood most precious,
Till not a stain remains.

3I lay my wants on Jesus;
All fullness dwells in Him;
He heals all my diseases,
He doth my soul redeem.

4I long to be like Jesus,
Week, loving, lowly, mild;
I long to be with Jesus,
The Father's holy child.

5I long to be with Jesus,
Amid the heavenly throng,
To sing with them His praises,
To learn the angels' song.

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The verse

Meter
7.6.7.5
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 71% of beats fit
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Verse 1

I lay my sins on Jesus,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
The spotless Lamb of God;˘/˘/˘/6B
He bears them all, and frees us˘/˘/˘/˘7C
From the accursed load.˘˘///5D

Verse 2

I bring my guilt to Jesus,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
To wash my crimson stains˘/˘/˘/6B
White in His blood most precious,/˘˘///˘7C
Till not a stain remains./˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

I lay my wants on Jesus;˘/˘/˘/˘7A
All fullness dwells in Him;//˘/˘˘6B
He heals all my diseases,˘//˘˘/˘7C
He doth my soul redeem.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 4

I long to be like Jesus,˘/˘˘//˘7A
Week, loving, lowly, mild;//˘/˘/6B
I long to be with Jesus,˘/˘˘˘/˘7A
The Father's holy child.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 5

I long to be with Jesus,˘/˘˘˘/˘7A
Amid the heavenly throng,˘/˘/˘˘/7B
To sing with them His praises,˘/˘˘˘/˘7C
To learn the angels' song.˘/˘/˘/6B

Refrain

From the accursed load.˘˘///5A
Till not a stain remains./˘˘/˘/6B
He doth my soul redeem.˘/˘/˘/6C
The Father's holy child.˘/˘/˘/6D
And learn the angels' song.˘/˘/˘/6E

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.