SDA Hymnal 456
My Lord and I
Words: TraditionalMusic: TraditionalTune: MY LORD AND I8.7.8.7
1I have a Friend so precious,
So very dear to me,
He loves me with such tender love,
He loves so faithfully;
2Sometimes I'm faint and weary,
He knows that I am weak,
And as He bids me lean on Him,
His help I gladly seek;
3I tell Him all my sorrows,
I tell Him all my joys,
I tell Him all that pleases me,
I tell Him what annoys;
4He knows that I am longing
Some weary soul to win,
And so He bids me go and speak
The loving word for Him;
- Words
- Traditional
- Music
- Traditional
- Tune
- MY LORD AND I
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7
- Scripture
- John 15:13-15; Philippians 4:13; 1 Peter 5:7
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 67% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCD
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Verse 1
I have a Friend so precious,˘˘˘/˘/˘7A
So very dear to me,˘/˘/˘˘6B
He loves me with such tender love,˘/˘˘//˘/8C
He loves so faithfully;˘/˘/˘˘6D
Verse 2
Sometimes I'm faint and weary,˘///˘/˘7A
He knows that I am weak,˘/˘˘///7B
And as He bids me lean on Him,˘˘˘/˘/˘˘8C
His help I gladly seek;˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
I tell Him all my sorrows,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
I tell Him all my joys,˘/˘/˘/6B
I tell Him all that pleases me,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
I tell Him what annoys;˘/˘˘˘/6B
Verse 4
He knows that I am longing˘/˘˘///˘8A
Some weary soul to win,//˘/˘/6B
And so He bids me go and speak˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C
The loving word for Him;˘/˘/˘˘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.