SDA Hymnal 78
For God So Loved Us
Words: Author UnknownMusic: Philip Paul BlissTune: For God So Loved UsIrregular
1For God so loved us, He sent the Savior;
For God so loved us, and loves me too.
RefrainLove so unending! I'll sing His praises,
God loves His children, loves even me.
2He sent the Savior, the blest Redeemer;
He sent the Savior to set me free.
3He bade me welcome, O word of mercy;
He bade me welcome, O voice divine.
4Glory and honor, O Love eternal,
To Him be given while life shall last.
- Words
- Author Unknown
- Music
- Philip Paul Bliss
- Meter
- Irregular
- Scripture
- John 3:16
The verse
- Meter
- 10.9
- Foot
- dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 40% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
For God so loved us, He sent the Savior;˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘10A
For God so loved us, and loves me too.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9B
Verse 2
He sent the Savior, the blest Redeemer;˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘10A
He sent the Savior to set me free.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9B
Verse 3
He bade me welcome, O word of mercy;˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘10A
He bade me welcome, O voice divine.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9B
Verse 4
Glory and honor, O Love eternal,/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘10A
To Him be given while life shall last.˘˘˘/˘//˘/9B
Refrain
Love so unending! I'll sing His praises,/˘˘/˘//˘/˘10A
God loves His children, loves even me.//˘/˘//˘˘9B
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.