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SDA Hymnal 462

Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine!

Words: Fanny J. CrosbyMusic: Phoebe Palmer KnappTune: ASSURANCE9.10.9.9 with Refrain

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1Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!
O what a foretaste of glory divine!
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood.

RefrainThis is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long;
This is my story, this is my song,
Praising my Savior all the day long.

2Perfect submission, perfect delight,
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;
Angels descending bring from above
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love.

3Perfect submission, all is at rest,
I in my Savior am happy and blest,
Watching and waiting, looking above,
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love.

Scripture
Romans 8:16; 1 John 5:13; Ephesians 1:14

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The verse

Meter
8.10.9.9 · the hymnal prints 9.10.9.9 with Refrain
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 41% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

Blessed assurance, Jesus is mine!/˘/˘/˘˘/8A
O what a foretaste of glory divine!˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/10A
Heir of salvation, purchase of God,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9B
Born of His Spirit, washed in His blood./˘˘/˘/˘˘/9C

Verse 2

Perfect submission, perfect delight,˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9A
Visions of rapture now burst on my sight;/˘˘/˘//˘˘/10A
Angels descending bring from above/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9B
Echoes of mercy, whispers of love./˘˘/˘/˘˘/9B

Verse 3

Perfect submission, all is at rest,˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9A
I in my Savior am happy and blest,˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A
Watching and waiting, looking above,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9B
Filled with His goodness, lost in His love./˘˘/˘/˘˘/9B

Refrain

This is my story, this is my song,˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘/9A
Praising my Savior all the day long;/˘˘/˘/˘//9A
This is my story, this is my song,˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘/9A
Praising my Savior all the day long./˘˘/˘/˘//9A

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.