Skip to content

A copy of Advent Hymnals. Open this page on adventhymnals.org →

SDA Hymnal 540

Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear][unclear]

1Gentle Jesus, meek and mild,
Look upon a little child;
Pity my simplicity,
Suffer me to come to Thee.

2Lamb of God, I look to Thee;
Thou shalt my example be;
Thou art gentle, meek, and mild,
Thou wast once a little child.

3Fain I would be as Thou art;
Give me Thy obedient heart;
Thou art pitiful and kind,
Let me have Thy loving mind.

4I shall then show forth Thy praise,
Serve Thee all my happy days;
Then the world shall always see
Christ, the Holy Child, in me.

Words: [unclear]
Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: [unclear]

The verse

Meter: 7.7.7.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 70% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABB

Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Gentle Jesus, meek and mild,/˘/˘/˘/7A

Look upon a little child;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Pity my simplicity,/˘˘˘/˘˘7B

Suffer me to come to Thee./˘˘˘/˘/7C

Verse 2

Lamb of God, I look to Thee;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Thou shalt my example be;//˘˘/˘˘7A

Thou art gentle, meek, and mild,///˘/˘/7B

Thou wast once a little child./?/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

Fain I would be as Thou art;/˘˘˘˘//7A

Give me Thy obedient heart;/˘/˘/˘˘/8A

Thou art pitiful and kind,///˘˘˘/7B

Let me have Thy loving mind./˘˘//˘/7B

Verse 4

I shall then show forth Thy praise,˘˘/////7A

Serve Thee all my happy days;///˘/˘/7A

Then the world shall always see/˘/˘///7B

Christ, the Holy Child, in me./˘/˘/˘˘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.