SDA 183 - I Will Sing of Jesus' Love - Bass

BASS for SDA Hymn #183 by Franklin Edson Belden (1858-1945). Belden, in this hymn, caught the spirit of the psalmist, who wrote: "I will sing of thy power; yea, I will sing aloud of thy mercy" (Ps. 59:16). This verse and Ephesians 1:7, "In whose we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace," constitute the heading of the hymn in "Hymns and Tunes", 1886.

In "Hymns and Tunes", and also in "Christ in Song", the last line of the last stanza has the words "my love" printed in italics to emphasize the contrast with God's "such love" in line 2.

The tune, unnamed, is also by Franklin Belden. It is a typical gospel song with a pleasant melody, but the harmony is based almost exclusively on two chords, with a few passing notes.