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Hymns and Tunes 1886 473

Watch and Pray

Words: Fanny J. CrosbyMusic: W. J. Kirkpatrick

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1Watch and pray, when the Master cometh, If at morn, at noon, or night; Watch and pray; the tempter may be near us; Keep the heart with jealous care.

RefrainWatch and pray, the Lord commandeth; Watch and pray, the Lord commandeth; Watch and pray, the Lord commandeth; Watch and pray! 'Twill not be long; Soon he'll gather home his loved ones To the happy vale of song.

2Watch and pray, nor leave our post of duty, Till we hear the Bridegroom's voice; He may and lamp in every window, Trimmed and burning, clear and bright.

3Watch and pray, for we know not the midnight, His appointed par-ta-king, We shall ever see more da-lious.

Scripture
Luke 21:36

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
33
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 36% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Watch and pray, when the Master cometh, If at morn, at noon, or night; Watch and pray; the tempter may be near us; Keep the heart with jealous care./˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/33A

Verse 2

Watch and pray, nor leave our post of duty, Till we hear the Bridegroom's voice; He may and lamp in every window, Trimmed and burning, clear and bright./˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/35A

Verse 3

Watch and pray, for we know not the midnight, His appointed par-ta-king, We shall ever see more da-lious./˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘//??25A

Refrain

Watch and pray, the Lord commandeth; Watch and pray, the Lord commandeth; Watch and pray, the Lord commandeth; Watch and pray! 'Twill not be long; Soon he'll gather home his loved ones To the happy vale of song./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘////˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/46A

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.