Christ in Song 62
In the Silent Midnight Watches
Words: William O. CushingMusic: Geo. F. Root
1In the si lent mid night watch es, List! thy bro ther calls to thee;
Thous and souls are sad ly drift ing On the dark tem pes tuous sea.
2Thou hast heard the Mas ter's prom ise: "If ye fol low I will make
You to be come fish ers of men;" For the wand'ring soul's dear sake.
3Cast out now your heav'n ly net work At the Mas ter's gra cious word;
Soon the night will all be end ed, And we'll go to meet the Lord.
- Words
- William O. Cushing
- Music
- Geo. F. Root
- Scripture
- Matthew 4:19
The verse
- Meter
- 17.15
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 54% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AA
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Verse 1
In the si lent mid night watch es, List! thy bro ther calls to thee;˘˘///////////˘/˘/17A
Thous and souls are sad ly drift ing On the dark tem pes tuous sea./˘/˘////˘˘/?/?/15A
Verse 2
Thou hast heard the Mas ter's prom ise: "If ye fol low I will make///˘////˘/?/˘˘/15A
You to be come fish ers of men;" For the wand'ring soul's dear sake.˘˘˘///˘/˘˘/˘///15A
Verse 3
Cast out now your heav'n ly net work At the Mas ter's gra cious word;///˘////˘˘//??/15A
Soon the night will all be end ed, And we'll go to meet the Lord./˘/˘/˘//˘//˘/˘/15B
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.