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SDA Hymnal 308

Wholly Thine

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1I would be, dear Savior, wholly Thine;
Teach me how, teach me how;
I would do Thy will, O Lord, not mine;
Help me, help me now.

RefrainWholly Thine, wholly Thine,
Wholly Thine, this is my vow;
Wholly Thine, wholly Thine,
Wholly Thine, O Lord, just now.

2What is worldly pleasure, wealth, or fame,
Without Thee, without Thee?
I will leave them all for Thy dear name,
This my wealth shall be.

3As I cast earth's transient joys behind,
Come Thou near, come Thou near;
In Thy presence all I find,
'Tis my comfort here.

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The verse

Meter: 9.6.9.5
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 58% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

I would be, dear Savior, wholly Thine;˘˘˘//˘/˘/9A

Teach me how, teach me how;/˘//˘/6B

I would do Thy will, O Lord, not mine;˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A

Help me, help me now./˘/˘/5B

Verse 2

What is worldly pleasure, wealth, or fame,˘˘/˘/˘/˘/9A

Without Thee, without Thee?˘//˘//6B

I will leave them all for Thy dear name,˘˘/˘/˘///9A

This my wealth shall be.˘˘/˘˘5B

Verse 3

As I cast earth's transient joys behind,˘˘///˘/˘/9A

Come Thou near, come Thou near;//////6B

In Thy presence all I find,˘//˘/˘/7A

'Tis my comfort here./˘/˘/5B

Refrain

Wholly Thine, wholly Thine,/˘//˘/6A

Wholly Thine, this is my vow;/˘/˘˘˘/7B

Wholly Thine, wholly Thine,/˘//˘/6A

Wholly Thine, O Lord, just now./˘/˘///7B

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.