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SDA Hymnal 476

Burdens Are Lifted at Calvary

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1Days are filled with sorrow and care,
Hearts are lonely and drear;
Burdens are lifted at Calvary,
Jesus is very near.

RefrainBurdens are lifted at Calvary,
Calvary, Calvary, Burdens are lifted at Calvary,
Jesus is very near.
2 Cast your care on Jesus today,
Leave your worry and fear;
Burdens are lifted at Calvary,
Jesus is very near.

3Troubled soul, the Saviour can see,
Ev'ry heartache and tear;
Burdens are lifted at Calvary
Jesus is very near.

The verse

Meter
8.6.9.6
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 48% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Days are filled with sorrow and care,/˘/˘/˘˘/8A
Hearts are lonely and drear;/˘/˘˘?6B
Burdens are lifted at Calvary,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘9C
Jesus is very near./˘˘/˘/6D

Verse 3

Troubled soul, the Saviour can see,/˘/˘/˘˘˘/9A
Ev'ry heartache and tear;/˘//˘/6B
Burdens are lifted at Calvary/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘9C
Jesus is very near./˘˘/˘/6D

Refrain

Burdens are lifted at Calvary,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘9A
Calvary, Calvary, Burdens are lifted at Calvary,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘15A
Jesus is very near./˘˘/˘/6B
2 Cast your care on Jesus today,/˘/˘/˘˘/8C
Leave your worry and fear;/˘/˘˘/6B
Burdens are lifted at Calvary,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘9A
Jesus is very near./˘˘/˘/6B

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.