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SDA Hymnal 575

Let Your Heart Be Broken

Tune: BJORKLUND MAJOR

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1Let your heart be broken for a world in need:
Feed the mouths that hunger, soothe the wounds that bleed,
Give the cup of water and the loaf of bread
Be the hands of Jesus, serving in His stead.

2Here on earth applying principles of love,
Visible expression God still rules above
Living illustration of the Living Word
To the minds of all who've Never seen or heard.

3Blest to be a blessing privileged to care,
Challenged by the need apparent everywhere.
Where mankind is wanting, fill the vacant place.
Be the means through which the Lord reveals His grace.

4Add to your believing deeds that prove it true,
Knowing Christ as Savior, make Him Master, too.
Follow in His footsteps, go where He has trod;
In the world's great trouble risk yourself for God.

5Let your heart be tender and your vision clear;
See mankind as God sees, serve Him far and near.
Let your heart be broken by a brother's pain;
Share your rich resources, give and give again.

The verse

Meter
11.11.11.11
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 77% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Let your heart be broken for a world in need:/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/11A
Feed the mouths that hunger, soothe the wounds that bleed,/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
Give the cup of water and the loaf of bread/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/11B
Be the hands of Jesus, serving in His stead.˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11B

Verse 2

Here on earth applying principles of love,/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11A
Visible expression God still rules above/˘˘˘/˘///˘/11A
Living illustration of the Living Word/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/11B
To the minds of all who've Never seen or heard.˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11B

Verse 3

Blest to be a blessing privileged to care,/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/10A
Challenged by the need apparent everywhere./˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
Where mankind is wanting, fill the vacant place.///˘/˘/˘/˘/11B
Be the means through which the Lord reveals His grace.˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/11B

Verse 4

Add to your believing deeds that prove it true,/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
Knowing Christ as Savior, make Him Master, too./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
Follow in His footsteps, go where He has trod;/˘˘˘////˘˘/11B
In the world's great trouble risk yourself for God.˘˘///˘/˘/˘/11B

Verse 5

Let your heart be tender and your vision clear;/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/11A
See mankind as God sees, serve Him far and near.///˘///˘/˘/11A
Let your heart be broken by a brother's pain;/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/11B
Share your rich resources, give and give again./˘//˘˘/˘/˘/11C

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.

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