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SDA Hymnal 520

He Hideth My Soul

Words: Fanny J. CrosbyMusic: William J. KirkpatrickTune: He Hideth My Soul10.10.10.10. with Refrain

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1A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
A wonderful Savior to me;
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,
Where rivers of pleasure I see.

RefrainHe hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock
That shadows a dry, thirsty land;
He hideth my life in the depths of His love,
And covers me there with His hand.

2A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,
He taketh my burden away;
He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved,
He giveth me strength as my day.

3With numberless blessings each moment He crowns,
And filled with His fullness divine,
I sing in my rapture, Oh, glory to God
For such a Redeemer as mine!

4When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise
To meet Him in clouds of the sky,
His perfect salvation, His wonderful love,
I'll shout with the millions on high.

Scripture
Exodus 33:22; Psalm 91:1

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The verse

Meter
11.8.11.8 · the hymnal prints 10.10.10.10. with Refrain
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 29% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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Verse 1

A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
A wonderful Savior to me;˘/˘˘/˘˘˘8B
He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C
Where rivers of pleasure I see.//˘˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 2

A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
He taketh my burden away;˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved,˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘˘˘/11C
He giveth me strength as my day.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 3

With numberless blessings each moment He crowns,˘???/˘//˘˘/11A
And filled with His fullness divine,˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
I sing in my rapture, Oh, glory to God˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C
For such a Redeemer as mine!˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 4

When clothed in His brightness, transported I rise//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
To meet Him in clouds of the sky,˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
His perfect salvation, His wonderful love,˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C
I'll shout with the millions on high.//˘˘/˘˘/8B

Refrain

He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
That shadows a dry, thirsty land;˘//˘//˘/8B
He hideth my life in the depths of His love,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C
And covers me there with His hand.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B

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.