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SDA Hymnal 331

O Jesus, I Have Promised

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1O Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
Be Thou forever near me,
My Master and my Friend;
I shall not fear the battle
If Thou art by my side,
Nor wander from the pathway
If Thou wilt be my Guide.

2O let me feel Thee near me,
The world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
The tempting sounds I hear;
My foes are ever near me,
Around me and within;
But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer,
And shield my soul from sin.

3O Jesus, Thou hast promised
To all who follow Thee
That where Thou art in glory
There shall Thy servant be;
And, Jesus, I have promised
To serve Thee to the end;
O give me grace to follow,
My Master and my Friend.

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The verse

Meter
7.6.7.6.7.6.7.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 71% of beats fit
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ABCBADED
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Verse 1

O Jesus, I have promised˘/˘˘˘/˘7A
To serve Thee to the end;˘//˘˘/6B
Be Thou forever near me,˘/˘/˘/˘7C
My Master and my Friend;˘/˘˘˘/6B
I shall not fear the battle˘˘˘/˘/˘7D
If Thou art by my side,˘//˘˘/6E
Nor wander from the pathway˘/˘˘˘//7F
If Thou wilt be my Guide.˘//˘˘/6E

Verse 2

O let me feel Thee near me,˘/˘///˘7A
The world is ever near;˘/˘/˘/6B
I see the sights that dazzle,˘/˘/˘/˘7C
The tempting sounds I hear;˘/˘/˘/6B
My foes are ever near me,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
Around me and within;˘/˘˘˘/6D
But, Jesus, draw Thou nearer,˘/˘///˘7E
And shield my soul from sin.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 3

O Jesus, Thou hast promised˘/˘///˘7A
To all who follow Thee˘/˘/˘/6B
That where Thou art in glory˘///˘/˘7C
There shall Thy servant be;/˘//˘˘6B
And, Jesus, I have promised˘/˘˘˘/˘7A
To serve Thee to the end;˘//˘˘/6D
O give me grace to follow,˘/˘/˘/˘7E
My Master and my Friend.˘/˘˘˘/6D

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.