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Christ in Song 279

With Thee

Words: Anon

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1With thee, O Master, let me walk
In lowly paths of service free;
Tell me thy secret; help me bear
The strain of toil, the fret of care.

2Help me the slow of heart to move
By some clear, winning word of love;
Teach me the wayward feet to stay,
And guide them in the homeward way.

3Teach me thy patience; still with thee
In closer, dearer company,
In work that keeps faith sweet and strong,
In trust that triumphs over wrong.

4In hope that sends a shining ray
Far down the future's broad'ning way,
In peace that only thou canst give,
With thee, O Master, let me live.

Words
Anon
Also sung to
Maryton (SDA Hymnal #574)

The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 79% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

With thee, O Master, let me walk˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
In lowly paths of service free;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Tell me thy secret; help me bear/˘//˘/˘/8C
The strain of toil, the fret of care.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 2

Help me the slow of heart to move/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
By some clear, winning word of love;˘///˘/˘/8B
Teach me the wayward feet to stay,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
And guide them in the homeward way.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C

Verse 3

Teach me thy patience; still with thee/˘//˘/˘/8A
In closer, dearer company,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
In work that keeps faith sweet and strong,˘/˘///˘/8B
In trust that triumphs over wrong.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

In hope that sends a shining ray˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Far down the future's broad'ning way,//˘/˘??/8A
In peace that only thou canst give,˘/˘/˘///8B
With thee, O Master, let me live.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

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.