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Hymns and Tunes 1886 259

Now may the Lord, our Shepherd, lead

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1Now may the Lord, our Shepherd, lead
To living streams his little flock;
May he in flowery pastures feed,
And shade at noon beneath the rock.

2Now may we hear our Shepherd's voice,
And gladly answer to his call;
Now may our hearts in him rejoice
Who knows, and names, and loves us all.

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The verse

Meter
9.8.9.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 39% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Now may the Lord, our Shepherd, lead/˘˘//˘/˘/9A
To living streams his little flock;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
May he in flowery pastures feed,˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/9C
And shade at noon beneath the rock.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

Now may we hear our Shepherd's voice,/˘˘//˘/˘/9A
And gladly answer to his call;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B
Now may our hearts in him rejoice/˘/˘/˘˘˘/9A
Who knows, and names, and loves us all.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

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.