Hymns and Tunes 1886 261
Be with us, Lord, where'er we go
Words: John Gennick
1Be with us, Lord, where'er we go;
Teach us what thou wouldst have us do;
Suggest whatever we think or say;
Direct us in the narrow way.
2Prevent us, lest we harbor pride;
Lest we in our own strength confide;
Show us our weakness, let us see
We have our power, our all, from thee.
3Enrich us always with thy love;
Our kind Protector ever prove;
Thy signet put upon each breast,
And let thy Spirit in us rest.
- Words
- John Gennick
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 9.8.9.8
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 38% of beats fit
- Rhyme
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Verse 1
Be with us, Lord, where'er we go;˘˘˘/???˘/9A
Teach us what thou wouldst have us do;/˘˘//˘˘˘8B
Suggest whatever we think or say;˘///˘˘/˘/9C
Direct us in the narrow way.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
Verse 2
Prevent us, lest we harbor pride;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Lest we in our own strength confide;/˘˘/˘//˘/9A
Show us our weakness, let us see/˘/˘/˘/˘/9B
We have our power, our all, from thee.˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11B
Verse 3
Enrich us always with thy love;˘/˘//˘//8A
Our kind Protector ever prove;/˘/˘/˘/˘/9B
Thy signet put upon each breast,//˘/˘///8C
And let thy Spirit in us rest.˘///˘˘˘/8C
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.