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SDA Hymnal 511

I Know Whom I Have Believed

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1I know not why God's wondrous grace To me He hath made known,
Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love Redeemed me for His own.

RefrainBut "I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able
To keep that which I've committed Unto Him against that day."

2I know not how this saving faith To me He did impart,
Nor how believing in His word Wrought peace within my heart.

3I know not how the Spirit moves, Convincing men of sin,
Revealing Jesus through the word, Creating faith in Him.

4I know not when my Lord may come, At night or noonday fair,
Nor if I walk the vale with Him, Or meet Him in the air.

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Scripture: 2 Timothy 1:12

The verse

Meter: 14.14
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 78% of beats fit
Rhyme: AA

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Verse 1

I know not why God's wondrous grace To me He hath made known,˘/˘///˘/˘˘˘///14A

Nor why, unworthy, Christ in love Redeemed me for His own.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/14A

Verse 2

I know not how this saving faith To me He did impart,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘//14A

Nor how believing in His word Wrought peace within my heart.˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘/˘/14A

Verse 3

I know not how the Spirit moves, Convincing men of sin,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A

Revealing Jesus through the word, Creating faith in Him.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘14B

Verse 4

I know not when my Lord may come, At night or noonday fair,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘??/14A

Nor if I walk the vale with Him, Or meet Him in the air.˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/14A

Refrain

But "I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that He is able˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘18A

To keep that which I've committed Unto Him against that day."˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/15B

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.