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SDA Hymnal 517

My Faith Looks Up to Thee

Words: Ray PalmerMusic: Lowell MasonTune: Olivet6.6.4.6.6.6.4.

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1My faith looks up to Thee,
Thou Lamb of Calvary,
Savior divine;
Now hear me while I pray,
Take all my guilt away,
O let me from this day
Be wholly Thine.

2May Thy rich grace impart
Strength to my fainting heart,
My zeal inspire;
As Thou hast died for me,
O may my love to Thee
Pure, warm, and changeless be,
A living fire.

3While life's dark maze I tread,
And griefs around me spread,
Be Thou my Guide;
Bid darkness turn to day,
Wipe sorrow's tears away,
Nor let me ever stray
From Thee aside.

Tune
Olivet
Meter
6.6.4.6.6.6.4.
Scripture
John 1:29; Hebrews 12:2

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The verse

Meter
6.6.4.6.6.6.4 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCDDDC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

My faith looks up to Thee,˘//˘˘/6A
Thou Lamb of Calvary,//˘/˘˘6B
Savior divine;/˘˘/4C
Now hear me while I pray,//˘/˘/6D
Take all my guilt away,//˘/˘/6D
O let me from this day˘/˘˘˘/6D
Be wholly Thine.˘/˘/4C

Verse 2

May Thy rich grace impart˘/////6A
Strength to my fainting heart,/˘˘/˘/6A
My zeal inspire;˘///4B
As Thou hast died for me,˘///˘˘6C
O may my love to Thee˘˘˘/˘/6C
Pure, warm, and changeless be,//˘???˘7C
A living fire.˘/˘/4D

Verse 3

While life's dark maze I tread,////˘/6A
And griefs around me spread,˘/˘/˘/6A
Be Thou my Guide;˘/˘/4B
Bid darkness turn to day,//˘/˘/6C
Wipe sorrow's tears away,//˘/˘/6C
Nor let me ever stray˘/˘/˘/6C
From Thee aside.˘/˘/4B

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.