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SDA Hymnal 318

Whiter Than Snow

Words: James NicholsonMusic: William G. FischerTune: FISCHER11.11.11.11 with Refrain

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1Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole;
I want Thee forever to live in my soul;
Break down every idol, cast out every foe;
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

RefrainWhiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow;
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

2Lord Jesus, look down from Thy throne in the skies,
And help me to make a complete sacrifice;
I give up myself, and whatever I know,
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

3Lord Jesus, for this I most humbly entreat;
I wait, blessed Lord, at Thy crucified feet;
By faith, for my cleansing, I see Thy blood flow,
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

4Lord Jesus, Thou seest I patiently wait;
Come now, and within me a new heart create;
To those who have sought Thee, Thou never said'st No;
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

Scripture
Psalm 51:7; Isaiah 1:18

The verse

Meter
11.11.11.11 · as printed
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 36% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

Lord Jesus, I long to be perfectly whole;//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
I want Thee forever to live in my soul;˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
Break down every idol, cast out every foe;///˘/˘///˘/11B
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.//˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/11B

Verse 2

Lord Jesus, look down from Thy throne in the skies,//˘//˘//˘˘/11A
And help me to make a complete sacrifice;˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/11B
I give up myself, and whatever I know,˘/˘//˘//˘˘/11C
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.//˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/11C

Verse 3

Lord Jesus, for this I most humbly entreat;//˘˘˘˘//˘??11A
I wait, blessed Lord, at Thy crucified feet;˘///˘//˘//10B
By faith, for my cleansing, I see Thy blood flow,˘/˘˘/˘˘////11C
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.//˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/11C

Verse 4

Lord Jesus, Thou seest I patiently wait;//˘//˘˘/˘˘/11A
Come now, and within me a new heart create;//˘˘/˘˘//˘/11A
To those who have sought Thee, Thou never said'st No;˘˘˘˘////˘?˘11B
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.//˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/11B

Refrain

Whiter than snow, yes, whiter than snow;/˘˘///˘˘/9A
Now wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.//˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/11A

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.