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SDA Hymnal 371

Lift Him Up

Words: Johnson Oatman Jr.Music: Charles H. GabrielTune: LIFT HIM UP8.7.8.7.D

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1Lift Him up, 'tis He that bids you, let the dying look and live;
To all weary, thirsting sinners, living waters will He give.

2Lift Him up, this precious Savior, let the multitude behold;
They with willing hearts shall seek Him, He will draw them to His fold.

3Lift Him up in all His glory, 'tis the Son of God on high;
Lift Him up, His glorious Redeemer, all the sins of men did bear.

4O then lift Him up in singing, lift the Savior up in prayer;
He, the glorious Redeemer, all the sins of men did bear.

Meter
8.7.8.7.D
Scripture
John 12:32; John 3:14-15

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The verse

Meter
15.15 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7.D
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB

Could also be sung to Converse, Nettleton, Abbot's Leigh, Harwell, All the Way · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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Verse 1

Lift Him up, 'tis He that bids you, let the dying look and live;/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A
To all weary, thirsting sinners, living waters will He give.˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/15B

Verse 2

Lift Him up, this precious Savior, let the multitude behold;/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A
They with willing hearts shall seek Him, He will draw them to His fold.˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/15A

Verse 3

Lift Him up in all His glory, 'tis the Son of God on high;/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A
Lift Him up, His glorious Redeemer, all the sins of men did bear./˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/17B

Verse 4

O then lift Him up in singing, lift the Savior up in prayer;˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/15A
He, the glorious Redeemer, all the sins of men did bear.˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A

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.