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Hymns and Tunes 1876 227

The Lord is our Shepherd

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1The Lord is our Shepherd, our guardian and guide; Whatever we want, he will kindly provide; By th' streams of true pasture we sweetly reposed; His care and protection no harm shall disclose.

2The Lord is our Shepherd; what then shall we fear? What evil can trouble us while he is near? Not if we are surrounded by wolves and by bears, His arms are almighty, our hearts never fail.

3The Lord is become our salvation and song; His blessings have followed us all our life long; His mercy will ne'er again forsake our hearts; His Spirit and graces will never depart.

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The verse

Meter
47
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 34% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

The Lord is our Shepherd, our guardian and guide; Whatever we want, he will kindly provide; By th' streams of true pasture we sweetly reposed; His care and protection no harm shall disclose.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/47A

Verse 2

The Lord is our Shepherd; what then shall we fear? What evil can trouble us while he is near? Not if we are surrounded by wolves and by bears, His arms are almighty, our hearts never fail.˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/47A

Verse 3

The Lord is become our salvation and song; His blessings have followed us all our life long; His mercy will ne'er again forsake our hearts; His Spirit and graces will never depart.˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/47A

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.