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Church Hymnal 37

The Lord My Shepherd Is

Words: Isaac WattsMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]C.M.

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1The Lord my Shepherd is,
I shall be well supplied;
Since He is mine and I am His,
What can I want beside?

2He leads me to the place
Where heavenly pasture grows,
Where living waters gently pass,
And full salvation flows.

3If e'er I go astray,
He doth my soul reclaim,
And guides me in His own right way,
For His most holy name.

4While He affords His aid,
I cannot yield to fear;
Though I should walk through death's dark shade,
My Shepherd's with me there.

Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
C.M.
Scripture
Psalm 23

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 66% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

The Lord my Shepherd is,˘/˘/˘˘6A
I shall be well supplied;˘˘˘/˘/6B
Since He is mine and I am His,/˘˘/˘˘˘˘8A
What can I want beside?˘˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

He leads me to the place˘/˘˘˘/6A
Where heavenly pasture grows,//˘/˘/6B*
Where living waters gently pass,//˘/˘/˘/8C
And full salvation flows.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

If e'er I go astray,˘/˘/˘/6A
He doth my soul reclaim,˘/˘/˘/6B
And guides me in His own right way,˘/˘˘˘///8A
For His most holy name.˘˘//˘/6B

Verse 4

While He affords His aid,/˘˘/˘/6A
I cannot yield to fear;˘/˘/˘/6B
Though I should walk through death's dark shade,/˘˘/////8A
My Shepherd's with me there.˘/˘˘˘/6C

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.