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SDA Hymnal 493

Fill My Cup, Lord

Tune: FILL MY CUP

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1Like the woman at the well I was seeking
For things that could not satisfy:
And then I heard my Savior speaking:
" Draw from my well that never shall run dry".

RefrainFill my cup Lord, I lift it up, Lord!
Come and quench this thirsting of my soul;
Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more--
Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole!

2There are millions in this world who are craving
The pleasures earthly things afford;
But none can match the wondrous treasure
That I find in Jesus Christ my Lord.

3So, my brother, if the things this world gave you
Leave hungers that won't pass away,
My blessed Lord will come and save you,
If you kneel to Him and humbly pray:

The verse

Meter
11.8.9.10
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Like the woman at the well I was seeking/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
For things that could not satisfy:˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B
And then I heard my Savior speaking:˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9A
" Draw from my well that never shall run dry"./˘˘/˘/˘˘//10B

Verse 2

There are millions in this world who are craving/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
The pleasures earthly things afford;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
But none can match the wondrous treasure˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9C
That I find in Jesus Christ my Lord.˘˘/˘/˘/˘/9B

Verse 3

So, my brother, if the things this world gave you˘˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘11A
Leave hungers that won't pass away,//˘˘//˘/8B
My blessed Lord will come and save you,˘//˘/˘/˘8A
If you kneel to Him and humbly pray:˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/9B

Refrain

Fill my cup Lord, I lift it up, Lord!/˘//˘/˘˘/9A
Come and quench this thirsting of my soul;/˘/˘/˘˘˘/9B
Bread of heaven, Feed me till I want no more--/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11C
Fill my cup, fill it up and make me whole!/˘//˘˘˘/˘/10B

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.