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Hymns and Tunes 1886 280

Go and guard us, O our Father

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1Go and guard us, O our Father,
Till another Sabbath day;
Shield us with thy holy presence,
Lead us in thy righteous way.

2Now we thank thee for thy blessing
On this sacred day of rest,
And for truths which thou hast shown us
In thy word divinely blest.

3Bless the day when we assemble,
We are safe if thou art near;
From all danger thou canst rescue,
In our sorrows thou canst cheer.

4We will trust thy constant watch-care,
For thou knowest what is best;
O, forever guide and guard us,
Till we reach thy final rest.

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The verse

Meter
9.7.8.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 54% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Go and guard us, O our Father,/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9A
Till another Sabbath day;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Shield us with thy holy presence,/˘˘//˘/˘8C
Lead us in thy righteous way./˘˘//˘/7B

Verse 2

Now we thank thee for thy blessing/˘//˘//˘8A
On this sacred day of rest,˘˘/˘/˘/7B
And for truths which thou hast shown us˘˘/˘///˘8C
In thy word divinely blest.˘//˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

Bless the day when we assemble,/˘//˘˘/˘8A
We are safe if thou art near;˘˘/˘///7B
From all danger thou canst rescue,˘//˘///˘8C
In our sorrows thou canst cheer.˘/˘/˘///8B

Verse 4

We will trust thy constant watch-care,˘˘///˘??8A
For thou knowest what is best;˘//˘˘˘/7B
O, forever guide and guard us,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Till we reach thy final rest./˘///˘/7B

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.