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SDA Hymnal 474

Take the Name of Jesus With You

Words: Lydia BaxterMusic: William H. DoaneTune: PRECIOUS NAME8.7.8.7 with Refrain

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1Take the name of Jesus with you,
Child of sorrow and of woe;
It will joy and comfort give you;
Take it then, where'er you go.

RefrainPrecious name, O how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of heaven;
Precious name, O how sweet, how sweet!
Hope of earth and joy of heaven.

2Take the name of Jesus ever,
As a shield from every snare;
If temptations round you gather,
Breathe that holy name in prayer.

3O the precious name of Jesus!
How it thrills our souls with joy,
When His loving arms receive us,
And His songs our tongues employ!

4At the name of Jesus bowing,
Falling prostrate at His feet,
King of kings in heaven we'll crown Him,
When our journey is complete.

Scripture
Acts 4:12; Philippians 2:9-11; Colossians 3:17

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The verse

Meter
8.7.8.8 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7 with Refrain
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 80% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB

Could also be sung to Fill Me Now, Hanson Place, Trust in Jesus · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Take the name of Jesus with you,/˘/˘/˘˘˘8A
Child of sorrow and of woe;/˘/˘˘˘/7B
It will joy and comfort give you;˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Take it then, where'er you go./˘/???˘/8B

Verse 2

Take the name of Jesus ever,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
As a shield from every snare;˘˘/˘/˘/7B
If temptations round you gather,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Breathe that holy name in prayer./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

O the precious name of Jesus!˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
How it thrills our souls with joy,/˘/˘/˘/7B
When His loving arms receive us,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
And His songs our tongues employ!˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

At the name of Jesus bowing,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Falling prostrate at His feet,/˘/˘˘˘/7B
King of kings in heaven we'll crown Him,/˘/˘///˘8C*
When our journey is complete./˘/˘˘˘/7B

Refrain

Precious name, O how sweet!/˘/˘//6A
Hope of earth and joy of heaven;/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Precious name, O how sweet, how sweet!/˘/˘////8A
Hope of earth and joy of heaven./˘/˘/˘/˘8B

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.