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SDA Hymnal 305

Give Me Jesus

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1In the morning, when I rise,
In the morning, when I rise,
In the morning, when I rise,
Give me Jesus.

RefrainGive me Jesus, Give me Jesus,
You may have all this world,
Give me Jesus.

2Dark midnight was my cry,
Dark midnight was my cry,
Dark midnight was my cry,
Give me Jesus.

3Just about the break of day,
Just about the break of day,
Just about the break of day,
Give me Jesus.

4Oh, when I come to die,
Oh, when I come to die,
Oh, when I come to die,
Give me Jesus.

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Music
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The verse

Meter
7.7.7.4
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 54% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

In the morning, when I rise,˘˘/˘/˘/7A
In the morning, when I rise,˘˘/˘/˘/7A
In the morning, when I rise,˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Give me Jesus./˘/˘4B

Verse 2

Dark midnight was my cry,///˘˘/6A
Dark midnight was my cry,///˘˘/6A
Dark midnight was my cry,///˘˘/6A
Give me Jesus./˘/˘4B

Verse 3

Just about the break of day,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Just about the break of day,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Just about the break of day,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Give me Jesus./˘/˘4B

Verse 4

Oh, when I come to die,˘/˘/˘/6A
Oh, when I come to die,˘/˘/˘/6A
Oh, when I come to die,˘/˘/˘/6A
Give me Jesus./˘/˘4B

Refrain

Give me Jesus, Give me Jesus,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
You may have all this world,˘˘˘/˘/6B
Give me Jesus./˘/˘4A

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.