Hymns and Tunes 1886 447
The Lord My Shepherd Is
Words: Erskine
1The Lord my shepherd is, whom he fills,
Casts down whom he would raise;
He quickens whom the letter kills,
Exalting thus his praise.
2When he applies his healing blood
Unto a sin-sick soul,
This balm, powerful, precious, good,
Ne'er fails to make it whole.
3On us he spent his life and blood,
Our losses to retrieve;
Man's redemption now holds good
For sinner's who believe.
- Words
- Erskine
- Scripture
- Psalm 23
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 9.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 49% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
The Lord my shepherd is, whom he fills,˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/9A
Casts down whom he would raise;//˘˘˘/6B
He quickens whom the letter kills,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Exalting thus his praise.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
When he applies his healing blood/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Unto a sin-sick soul,/˘˘??/6B
This balm, powerful, precious, good,˘//˘˘/˘/8C
Ne'er fails to make it whole.//˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
On us he spent his life and blood,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Our losses to retrieve;/˘/˘˘˘/7B
Man's redemption now holds good/˘/˘///7C
For sinner's who believe.˘/˘˘˘/6B
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.