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SDA Hymnal 529

Under His Wings

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1Under His wings I am safely abiding;
Though the night deepens and tempests are wild,
Still I can trust Him; I know He will keep me;
He has redeemed me, and I am His child.

RefrainUnder His wings, under His wings,
Who from His love can sever?
Under His wings my soul shall abide,
Safely abide forever.

2Under His wings, what a refuge in sorrow!
How the heart yearning-ly turns to its rest!
Often when earth has no balm for my healing,
There I find comfort, and there I am blest.

3Under His wings, O what precious enjoyment!
There will I hide till life's trials are o'er;
Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me;
Resting in Jesus I'm safe evermore.

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The verse

Meter: 11.10.11.10
Foot: dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 81% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

Under His wings I am safely abiding;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A

Though the night deepens and tempests are wild,/˘//˘˘/˘˘/10B

Still I can trust Him; I know He will keep me;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11C

He has redeemed me, and I am His child.˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/10B

Verse 2

Under His wings, what a refuge in sorrow!/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A

How the heart yearning-ly turns to its rest!/˘//˘˘/˘˘/10B

Often when earth has no balm for my healing,/˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘11C

There I find comfort, and there I am blest./˘//˘˘/˘˘/10B

Verse 3

Under His wings, O what precious enjoyment!/˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘11A

There will I hide till life's trials are o'er;/˘˘////˘˘/10B

Sheltered, protected, no evil can harm me;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11C

Resting in Jesus I'm safe evermore./˘˘/˘///˘/10D

Refrain

Under His wings, under His wings,/˘˘//˘˘/8A

Who from His love can sever?˘˘˘/˘/˘7B

Under His wings my soul shall abide,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9C

Safely abide forever./˘˘/˘/˘7B

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.