SDA Hymnal 486
I Do Believe
Tune: I DO BELIEVE
1Father, I stretch my hands to Thee;
No other help I know;
If Thou withdraw Thyself from me,
Ah, wither shall I go?
2On Thy dear Son I now believe,
O let me feel Thy power;
And all my varied wants relieve,
In this accepted hour.
3Author of faith! To Thee I lift
My weary, longing eyes;
O let me now receive that gift;
My soul without it dies.
4Surely Thou canst not let me die;
O speak, and I shall live;
And here I will unwearied lie,
Till Thou Thy Spirit give.
5How would my fainting soul rejoice
Could I but see Thy face!
Now let me hear Thy quickening voice,
And taste Thy pardoning grace.
6I do believe, I now believe
That Jesus died for me,
And that He shed His precious blood
From sin to set me free.
- Tune
- I DO BELIEVE
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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