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Christ in Song 9

Like as a Father

Words: F. E. BeldenMusic: D. S. Hakes

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1Like as a father pit - ies his child, So the Lord pit - ies those who fear him; Like as a mother com - forts her child, So the Lord a - lways with his children; Like as a father pit - ies his child, He doth compass us and know our frame; God, the Father, compassion ate to us, He remembers that we are but dust.

2Like as a father hear - er his child, Bless - er to clear up, Fill - ing with mercy; Like an - to hear us, Like an to cheer us; Watching o'er the straying, Guard-ing the pray-er, God on his heart in love - ing ten-der - ness; O trust in him thou sad and weeping child, in his tender or grace; The Lord is merci-ful and gracious

Scripture
Ps. 103:13

Copyright, 1884, by F. E. Belden. Used by permission

The verse

Meter
74
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Like as a father pit - ies his child, So the Lord pit - ies those who fear him; Like as a mother com - forts her child, So the Lord a - lways with his children; Like as a father pit - ies his child, He doth compass us and know our frame; God, the Father, compassion ate to us, He remembers that we are but dust./˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘///˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘˘//˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/74A

Verse 2

Like as a father hear - er his child, Bless - er to clear up, Fill - ing with mercy; Like an - to hear us, Like an to cheer us; Watching o'er the straying, Guard-ing the pray-er, God on his heart in love - ing ten-der - ness; O trust in him thou sad and weeping child, in his tender or grace; The Lord is merci-ful and gracious/˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/??/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘74A

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.