Christ in Song 558
He Will Not Let Thy Foot Be Moved
Words: I. WattsMusic: Arr. from Mornington
1He will not let thy foot be moved, Thy guardian never sleeps;
His eye, which never slumbers, proved A watch o'er Israel keeps.
2No burning heats by day, nor blasts Of evening air shall harm;
He guards thy life, he guards thy rest, Return, O Lord, with thy salvation.
3Thy God shall bless thy going out, Thy coming in shall bless;
From this time forth, and evermore, Thy God shall give thee rest.
- Words
- I. Watts
- Music
- Arr. from Mornington
- Scripture
- Psalm 121
The verse
- Meter
- 15.15
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AB
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Verse 1
He will not let thy foot be moved, Thy guardian never sleeps;˘˘˘///˘///˘˘/˘/15A
His eye, which never slumbers, proved A watch o'er Israel keeps.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘/15A
Verse 2
No burning heats by day, nor blasts Of evening air shall harm;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
He guards thy life, he guards thy rest, Return, O Lord, with thy salvation.˘///˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘17B
Verse 3
Thy God shall bless thy going out, Thy coming in shall bless;//˘///˘///˘˘˘/14A
From this time forth, and evermore, Thy God shall give thee rest.˘˘//˘/˘///˘///14B
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.