SDA Hymnal 504
Lord Jesus, Think on Me
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1Lord Jesus, think on me, And purge away my sin;
From earthborn passions set me free, And make me pure within.
2Lord Jesus, think on me, With care and woe oppressed;
Let me Thy loving servant be, And taste Thy promised rest.
3Lord Jesus, think on me, Nor let me go astray;
Through darkness and perplexity Point Thou the heavenly way.
4Lord Jesus, think on me, That I may sing above
To Father, Spirit, and to Thee, The strains of praise and love.
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Verse 1
Lord Jesus, think on me, And purge away my sin;//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/12A
From earthborn passions set me free, And make me pure within.˘??/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
Verse 2
Lord Jesus, think on me, With care and woe oppressed;//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/12A
Let me Thy loving servant be, And taste Thy promised rest./˘//˘/˘˘˘///˘/14A
Verse 3
Lord Jesus, think on me, Nor let me go astray;//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/12A
Through darkness and perplexity Point Thou the heavenly way.//˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/15A
Verse 4
Lord Jesus, think on me, That I may sing above//˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘/12A
To Father, Spirit, and to Thee, The strains of praise and love.˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
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.