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SDA Hymnal 569

Pass Me Not, O Gentle Savior

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1Pass me not, O gentle Savior,
Hear my humble cry;
While on others Thou art calling,
Do not pass me by.

RefrainSavior, Savior, hear my humble cry,
While on others Thou are calling,
Do not pass me by.

2Let me at Thy throne of mercy
Find a sweet relief;
Kneeling there in deep contrition,
Help my unbelief.

3Trusting only in Thy merit,
Would I seek Thy face;
Heal my wounded, broken spirit,
Save me by Thy grace.

4Thou the spring of all my comfort,
More than life for me;
Whom have I on earth beside Thee?
Whom in heaven but Thee?

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The verse

Meter: 8.5.8.5
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 69% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

Pass me not, O gentle Savior,/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A

Hear my humble cry;/˘/˘/5B

While on others Thou art calling,/˘/˘///˘8C

Do not pass me by.˘˘/˘˘5B

Verse 2

Let me at Thy throne of mercy/˘˘//˘/˘8A

Find a sweet relief;/˘/˘/5B

Kneeling there in deep contrition,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Help my unbelief./˘???5D

Verse 3

Trusting only in Thy merit,/˘/˘˘//˘8A

Would I seek Thy face;˘˘///5B

Heal my wounded, broken spirit,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Save me by Thy grace./˘˘//5B

Verse 4

Thou the spring of all my comfort,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

More than life for me;/˘/˘˘5B

Whom have I on earth beside Thee?˘˘˘˘/˘//8B

Whom in heaven but Thee?˘˘/˘˘/6B

Refrain

Savior, Savior, hear my humble cry,/˘/˘/˘/˘/9A

While on others Thou are calling,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Do not pass me by.˘˘/˘˘5A

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.