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Christ in Song 113

Baptize Us Anew

Words: A. J. GordonMusic: A. J. Gordon

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1Holy Spirit, faithful guide, Ever near the Christian's side;
Gently lead us by the hand, Pilgrims in a desert land;
Weary souls fore'er rejoice, While they hear that sweetest voice,
Whispering softly, 'Wander not, Fear not, I am with you, fear not!'

2Ever present, truest friend, Ever near to help and tend;
Leave us not to doubt and fear, Groping on in darkness drear;
When the storms are raging sore, Hearts grow faint and hope no more,
Whisper softly, 'Wander not, Fear not, I am with you, fear not!'

3When our days of toil shall cease, Waiting still for sweet release,
Nothing left but heaven and prayer, Wond'ring if our names are there;
Wading deep the dismal flood, Pleading naught but Jesus' blood,
Whisper softly, 'Wander not, Fear not, I am with you, fear not!'

Also sung to
Faithful Guide (Church Hymnal #70)

The verse

Meter
14.14.15.16
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Holy Spirit, faithful guide, Ever near the Christian's side;/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
Gently lead us by the hand, Pilgrims in a desert land;/˘/˘˘˘//˘˘˘/˘/14B
Weary souls fore'er rejoice, While they hear that sweetest voice,/˘/???˘//˘/˘/˘/15C
Whispering softly, 'Wander not, Fear not, I am with you, fear not!'/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘16D

Verse 2

Ever present, truest friend, Ever near to help and tend;/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
Leave us not to doubt and fear, Groping on in darkness drear;/˘˘˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘?14B
When the storms are raging sore, Hearts grow faint and hope no more,/˘/˘/˘////˘/˘/14C
Whisper softly, 'Wander not, Fear not, I am with you, fear not!'/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘15D

Verse 3

When our days of toil shall cease, Waiting still for sweet release,//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/15A
Nothing left but heaven and prayer, Wond'ring if our names are there;/˘/˘/˘˘/??˘/˘/˘/16B
Wading deep the dismal flood, Pleading naught but Jesus' blood,/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14C
Whisper softly, 'Wander not, Fear not, I am with you, fear not!'/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘15D

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.