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SDA Hymnal 343

I Will Sing of My Redeemer

Words: Philip P. BlissMusic: James McGranahanTune: MY REDEEMER8.7.8.7.D with Refrain

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1I will sing of my Redeemer, And His wondrous love to me; On the cruel cross He suffered, From the curse to set me free.

RefrainSing, Oh, sing of my Redeemer, With His blood He purchased me; On the cross He sealed my pardon, Paid the debt and made me free.

2I will tell the wondrous story, How my lost estate to save, In His boundless love and mercy, He the ransom freely gave.

3I will sing of my Redeemer, And His heavenly love to me; He from death to life hath brought me, Son of God, with Him to be.

Scripture
Galatians 3:13; 1 Peter 1:18-19

The verse

Meter
30 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7.D with Refrain
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 32% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

I will sing of my Redeemer, And His wondrous love to me; On the cruel cross He suffered, From the curse to set me free.˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/30A

Verse 2

I will tell the wondrous story, How my lost estate to save, In His boundless love and mercy, He the ransom freely gave.˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/30A

Verse 3

I will sing of my Redeemer, And His heavenly love to me; He from death to life hath brought me, Son of God, with Him to be.˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘˘˘31A

Refrain

Sing, Oh, sing of my Redeemer, With His blood He purchased me; On the cross He sealed my pardon, Paid the debt and made me free./˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/30A

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.