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Watch and Pray

Words: AnonMusic: R. Lowry

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1Watch, the time is short; Watch while 'tis day; Watch, for the night Watch, for the flesh is weak; Chase slumber from thine eyes, Chase doubting from thy breast; Take up thy cross for thy Master's sake, the Lord is near; Gird well the armor.

RefrainO watch and pray, O watch and pray, O watch and pray, O watch and pray; O watch and pray! O watch in the darkness, and watch in the day; Christian, watch and pray.

2Watch, for the foe is near; Watch, lest the Bridegroom come; Watch, though he tarry long. Our Saviour warns us well to watch; there poured Great-heart-ed, O watch and pray; Make thou no more delay, In this adopted time Watch thou, and pray.

Words
Anon
Scripture
1 Cor. 16:13

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The verse

Meter
49
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 39% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Watch, the time is short; Watch while 'tis day; Watch, for the night Watch, for the flesh is weak; Chase slumber from thine eyes, Chase doubting from thy breast; Take up thy cross for thy Master's sake, the Lord is near; Gird well the armor./˘/˘//////˘˘//˘˘/˘///˘˘////˘˘///˘//˘//˘/˘/˘///˘/˘49A

Verse 2

Watch, for the foe is near; Watch, lest the Bridegroom come; Watch, though he tarry long. Our Saviour warns us well to watch; there poured Great-heart-ed, O watch and pray; Make thou no more delay, In this adopted time Watch thou, and pray./˘˘/˘///˘/////˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘///???˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘///˘/53A

Refrain

O watch and pray, O watch and pray, O watch and pray, O watch and pray; O watch and pray! O watch in the darkness, and watch in the day; Christian, watch and pray.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘/36A

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.