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SDA Hymnal 578

So Send I You

1So sent I you- by grace made strong to triumph
O'er hosts of hell, o'er darkness, death, and sin,
May name to bear, and in that name to conquer-
So send I you, My victory to win.

2So send I you- to take to souls in bondage
The word of truth that sets the captive fee,
To break the bonds of sin, to loose dearth's fetters-
So send I you, to bring the lost to Me.

3So send I you- My strength to know in weakness,
My joy in grief, my perfect peace in pain,
To prove My power, My grace, My promised presence-
So send I you, eternal fruit to gain.

4So send I you- to bear My cross with patience,
And then one day with joy to lay it down,
To hear My voice, Well done, My faithful servant-
Come, share My throne, My kingdom, and My crown!
As the Father hath sent Me, so send I you.

Tune: TORONTO

The verse

Meter: 11.10.11.10
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

So sent I you- by grace made strong to triumph˘/˘??///˘/˘11A

O'er hosts of hell, o'er darkness, death, and sin,//˘///˘/˘/10B

May name to bear, and in that name to conquer-˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘11C

So send I you, My victory to win.˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/10B

Verse 2

So send I you- to take to souls in bondage˘/˘??/˘/˘/˘11A

The word of truth that sets the captive fee,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/10B

To break the bonds of sin, to loose dearth's fetters-˘/˘/˘/˘///˘11C

So send I you, to bring the lost to Me.˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘10B

Verse 3

So send I you- My strength to know in weakness,˘/˘??/˘/˘/˘11A

My joy in grief, my perfect peace in pain,˘/˘/˘˘//˘/10B

To prove My power, My grace, My promised presence-˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘12C

So send I you, eternal fruit to gain.˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/10B

Verse 4

So send I you- to bear My cross with patience,˘/˘??/˘/˘/˘11A

And then one day with joy to lay it down,˘///˘/˘/˘/10B

To hear My voice, Well done, My faithful servant-˘/˘///˘/˘/˘11C

Come, share My throne, My kingdom, and My crown!//˘/˘/˘˘˘/10B

As the Father hath sent Me, so send I you.˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘11D

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.