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SDA Hymnal 593

In Times Like These

Tune: IN TIMES LIKE THESE

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1In times like these you need a Savior,
In times like these you need and anchor;
Be very sure, be very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid rock!
This Rock is Jesus, Yes, He's the One;
This Rock is Jesus, The only One!
Be very sure, be very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid rock!

2In times like these you need the Bible,
In times like these O be not idle;
Be very sure, be very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid rock!
This Rock is Jesus, Yes, He's the One;
This Rock is Jesus, The only One!
Be very sure, be very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid rock!

3In times like these I have a Savior,
In times like these I have an anchor
I'm very sure, I'm very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid rock!
This Rock is Jesus, Yes, He's the One;
This Rock is Jesus, The only One!
I'm very sure, I'm very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid rock!

The verse

Meter
9.9.18.9.9.18
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCDDC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

In times like these you need a Savior,˘//˘˘/˘/˘9A
In times like these you need and anchor;˘//˘˘/˘/˘9B
Be very sure, be very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid rock!˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/18C
This Rock is Jesus, Yes, He's the One;˘/˘/˘//˘/9D
This Rock is Jesus, The only One!˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9D
Be very sure, be very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid rock!˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/18C

Verse 2

In times like these you need the Bible,˘//˘˘/˘/˘9A
In times like these O be not idle;˘//˘˘˘˘/˘9B
Be very sure, be very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid rock!˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/18C
This Rock is Jesus, Yes, He's the One;˘/˘/˘//˘/9D
This Rock is Jesus, The only One!˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9D
Be very sure, be very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid rock!˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/18C

Verse 3

In times like these I have a Savior,˘//˘˘˘˘/˘9A
In times like these I have an anchor˘//˘˘˘˘/˘9B
I'm very sure, I'm very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid rock!//˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/18C
This Rock is Jesus, Yes, He's the One;˘/˘/˘//˘/9D
This Rock is Jesus, The only One!˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9D
I'm very sure, I'm very sure Your anchor holds and grips the Solid rock!//˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/18C

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.