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Christ in Song 326

Precious Jesus

Words: J. EdmestonMusic: ArrangedTune: SawleyC. M.

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1Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us O'er the world's tempestuous sea; Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, For we have no help but thee.

2Savior, breathe forgiveness o'er us, All our weakness thou dost know; Thou didst tread this earth before us, Thou didst feel its keenest woe.

3Spirit of our God, descending, Fill our hearts with heavenly joy; Love with every passion blending, Pleasure that can never cloy.

4Thus provided, pardoned, guided, Nothing can our peace destroy; We are with the Lord provided, And possess the heavenly joy.

Tune
Sawley
Meter
C. M.
Scripture
Psalm 23:1

The verse

Meter
32 · the hymnal prints C. M.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 34% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us O'er the world's tempestuous sea; Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us, For we have no help but thee./˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘/32A

Verse 2

Savior, breathe forgiveness o'er us, All our weakness thou dost know; Thou didst tread this earth before us, Thou didst feel its keenest woe./˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘//////˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/31A

Verse 3

Spirit of our God, descending, Fill our hearts with heavenly joy; Love with every passion blending, Pleasure that can never cloy./˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/34A

Verse 4

Thus provided, pardoned, guided, Nothing can our peace destroy; We are with the Lord provided, And possess the heavenly joy./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/32A

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.