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SDA Hymnal 579

'Tis Love That Makes Us Happy

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1'Tis love that makes us happy,
'Tis love that smooths the way;
It helps us mind, it makes us kind
To others every day.

RefrainGod is love; we're his little children.
God is love; we would be like Him.
'Tis love that makes us happy,
'Tis love that smooths the way;
It helps us "mind," it makes us kind
To others every day.

2This world is full of sorrow,
Of sickness, death, and sin;
With loving heart we'll do our part,
And try some soul to win.

3And when this life is over,
And we are called above
Our song shall be, eternally,
Of Jesus and His love.

The verse

Meter
7.6.8.7
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 61% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

'Tis love that makes us happy,//˘/˘/˘7A
'Tis love that smooths the way;//˘/˘/6B
It helps us mind, it makes us kind˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
To others every day.˘/˘/˘˘/7B

Verse 2

This world is full of sorrow,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
Of sickness, death, and sin;˘/˘/˘/6B
With loving heart we'll do our part,˘/˘//˘/˘/9C
And try some soul to win.˘///˘/6B

Verse 3

And when this life is over,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
And we are called above˘˘˘/˘/6B
Our song shall be, eternally,/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘9C
Of Jesus and His love.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Refrain

God is love; we're his little children./˘//˘/˘/˘9A
God is love; we would be like Him./˘/˘˘˘/˘8B
'Tis love that makes us happy,//˘/˘/˘7C
'Tis love that smooths the way;//˘/˘/6D
It helps us "mind," it makes us kind˘/˘/˘/˘/8E
To others every day.˘/˘/˘˘/7D

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.