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SDA Hymnal 539

I Will Early Seek the Savior

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1I will early seek the Savior,
I will learn of Him each day;
I will follow in his footsteps,
I will walk the narrow way.

RefrainFor He loves me, yes, He loves me,
Jesus loves me, this I know.
Jesus loves me, died to save me,
This is why I love Him so.

2I will hasten where He bids me,
I am not too young to go
In the pathway where He leadeth,
Not too young His will to know.

3He is standing at the doorway
Of escape from every sin;
I will knock, for He has promised
He will hear and let me in.

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The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

I will early seek the Savior,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

I will learn of Him each day;˘˘/˘˘//7B

I will follow in his footsteps,˘˘/˘˘˘//8C

I will walk the narrow way.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

I will hasten where He bids me,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

I am not too young to go˘˘˘//˘/7B

In the pathway where He leadeth,˘˘///˘/˘8C

Not too young His will to know.˘//˘˘˘/7B

Verse 3

He is standing at the doorway˘˘/˘˘˘//8A

Of escape from every sin;˘˘/˘/˘˘/8B

I will knock, for He has promised˘˘/˘˘˘/˘8C

He will hear and let me in.˘˘/˘/˘˘7B

Refrain

For He loves me, yes, He loves me,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Jesus loves me, this I know./˘/˘˘˘/7B

Jesus loves me, died to save me,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

This is why I love Him so.˘˘/˘/˘˘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.