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SDA Hymnal 577

In the Heart of Jesus

Tune: HEART OF JESUS

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1In the heart of Jesus there is love for you,
Love most pure and tender, love most deep and true;
Why should you be lonely, why for friendship sigh,
When the heart of Jesus has a full supply?

2In the mind of Jesus there is thought for you,
Warm as summer sunshine, sweet as morning dew;
Why should you be fearful, why take anxious thought,
Since the mind of Jesus cares for those He bought?

3In the field of Jesus there is work for you;
Such as even angels might rejoice to do;
Why stand idly sighing for some lifework grand,
While the field of Jesus seeks your reaping hand?

4In the home of Jesus there's a place for you;
Glorious, bright, and joyous, calm and peaceful too;
Why then, like a wanderer, roam with weary pace,
If the home of Jesus holds for you a place?

The verse

Meter
11.11.11.11
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

In the heart of Jesus there is love for you,˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘11A
Love most pure and tender, love most deep and true;///˘/˘///˘/11A
Why should you be lonely, why for friendship sigh,/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/11B
When the heart of Jesus has a full supply?/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/11B

Verse 2

In the mind of Jesus there is thought for you,˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘11A
Warm as summer sunshine, sweet as morning dew;/˘/˘///˘/˘/11A
Why should you be fearful, why take anxious thought,/˘˘˘/˘///˘/11B
Since the mind of Jesus cares for those He bought?/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11C

Verse 3

In the field of Jesus there is work for you;˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘11A
Such as even angels might rejoice to do;/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘11A
Why stand idly sighing for some lifework grand,///˘/˘˘/???/12B
While the field of Jesus seeks your reaping hand?/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11B

Verse 4

In the home of Jesus there's a place for you;˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘11A
Glorious, bright, and joyous, calm and peaceful too;/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/12A
Why then, like a wanderer, roam with weary pace,///˘/˘˘/˘/˘/12B
If the home of Jesus holds for you a place?˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11B

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.