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SDA Hymnal 486

I Do Believe

Tune: I DO BELIEVE

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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.

The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Father, I stretch my hands to Thee;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
No other help I know;˘/˘/˘/6B
If Thou withdraw Thyself from me,˘/˘///˘˘8A
Ah, wither shall I go?//˘˘˘/6B

Verse 2

On Thy dear Son I now believe,˘///˘/˘/8A
O let me feel Thy power;˘/˘///˘7B
And all my varied wants relieve,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
In this accepted hour.˘˘˘/˘/˘7B

Verse 3

Author of faith! To Thee I lift/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
My weary, longing eyes;˘/˘/˘/6B
O let me now receive that gift;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
My soul without it dies.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Surely Thou canst not let me die;/˘//˘/˘/8A
O speak, and I shall live;˘/˘˘˘/6B
And here I will unwearied lie,˘/˘˘???/8A
Till Thou Thy Spirit give.////˘/6C

Verse 5

How would my fainting soul rejoice/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Could I but see Thy face!˘˘˘///6B
Now let me hear Thy quickening voice,//˘///˘˘/9A
And taste Thy pardoning grace.˘///˘˘/7B

Verse 6

I do believe, I now believe˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
That Jesus died for me,˘/˘/˘˘6B
And that He shed His precious blood˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C
From sin to set me free.˘/˘/˘/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.