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SDA Hymnal 524

'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus

Words: Louisa M. R. SteadMusic: William J. KirkpatrickTune: Trust in Jesus8.7.8.7. with Refrain

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1'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to take Him at His word;
Just to rest upon His promise,
Just to know, "Thus saith the Lord."

RefrainJesus, Jesus, how I trust Him;
How I've proved Him o'er and o'er!
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!
O for grace to trust Him more!

2O how sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just to trust His cleansing blood;
Just in simple faith to plunge me
'Neath the healing, cleansing flood.

3Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,
Just from sin and self to cease;
Just from Jesus simply taking
Life, and rest, and joy, and peace.

4I'm so glad I learned to trust Thee,
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;
And I know that Thou art with me,
Wilt be with me till the end.

Scripture
Psalm 37:3; Proverbs 3:5-6

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The verse

Meter
8.7.8.7 · as printed
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 85% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB

Could also be sung to Precious Name, Fill Me Now, Hanson Place · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Just to take Him at His word;/˘/˘˘˘/7B
Just to rest upon His promise,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Just to know, "Thus saith the Lord."/˘//?˘/7D

Verse 2

O how sweet to trust in Jesus,˘//˘/˘/˘8A
Just to trust His cleansing blood;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Just in simple faith to plunge me/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
'Neath the healing, cleansing flood.?˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

Yes, 'tis sweet to trust in Jesus,///˘/˘/˘8A
Just from sin and self to cease;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Just from Jesus simply taking/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Life, and rest, and joy, and peace./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

I'm so glad I learned to trust Thee,/˘/˘/˘//8A
Precious Jesus, Savior, Friend;/˘/˘/˘/7B
And I know that Thou art with me,˘˘/˘//˘˘8A
Wilt be with me till the end./˘˘˘/˘/7B

Refrain

Jesus, Jesus, how I trust Him;/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
How I've proved Him o'er and o'er!///˘/˘/7B
Jesus, Jesus, precious Jesus!/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
O for grace to trust Him more!˘˘/˘/˘/7D

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.