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SDA Hymnal 310

I Would Draw Nearer to Jesus

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1I would draw nearer to Jesus, In His sweet presence abide,
Constantly trying to serve Him, Safe and secure at His side.

RefrainI would draw nearer to Jesus,
I would draw nearer to Him;
Fully surrendered each moment,
I would draw nearer to Him.

2I would draw nearer to Jesus, Nothing withholding from Him,
Knowing He loves to be gracious, I would draw nearer to Him.

3I would draw nearer to Jesus, Seeking His strength to be true,
Willing to tell of His goodness, Gladly His blest will to do.

The verse

Meter
15.15
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 35% of beats fit
Rhyme
AA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I would draw nearer to Jesus, In His sweet presence abide,˘˘//˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘/15A
Constantly trying to serve Him, Safe and secure at His side./˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/15A

Verse 2

I would draw nearer to Jesus, Nothing withholding from Him,˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘15A
Knowing He loves to be gracious, I would draw nearer to Him./˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘˘15A

Verse 3

I would draw nearer to Jesus, Seeking His strength to be true,˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/15A
Willing to tell of His goodness, Gladly His blest will to do./˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘15A

Refrain

I would draw nearer to Jesus,˘˘//˘˘/˘8A
I would draw nearer to Him;˘˘//˘˘˘7B
Fully surrendered each moment,/˘˘/˘//˘8C
I would draw nearer to Him.˘˘//˘˘˘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.