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SDA Hymnal 317

Lead Me to Calvary

Words: Jennie Evelyn HusseyMusic: William J. KirkpatrickTune: DUNCANNON8.7.8.7 with Refrain

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1King of my life, I crown Thee now,
Thine shall the glory be;
Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow,
Lead me to Calvary.

RefrainLest I forget Gethsemane;
Lest I forget Thine agony;
Lest I forget Thy love for me,
Lead me to Calvary.

2Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,
Tenderly mourned and wept;
Angels in robes of light arrayed
Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept.

3Let me like Mary, thru the gloom,
Come with a gift to Thee;
Show me the empty tomb,
Lead me to Calvary.

4May I be willing, Lord, to bear
Daily my cross for Thee;
Even Thy cup of grief to share,
Thou hast borne all for me.

Scripture
Matthew 27:33; Luke 23:33

The verse

Meter
8.6.9.6 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7 with Refrain
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

King of my life, I crown Thee now,/˘˘/˘///8A
Thine shall the glory be;/˘˘/˘˘6B
Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow,/˘˘//???/9A
Lead me to Calvary./˘˘/˘˘6C

Verse 2

Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid,/˘˘///?/8A
Tenderly mourned and wept;/˘˘/˘/6B
Angels in robes of light arrayed/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept./˘////6B

Verse 3

Let me like Mary, thru the gloom,/˘//˘/˘/8A
Come with a gift to Thee;/˘˘/˘/6B
Show me the empty tomb,/˘˘/˘/6A
Lead me to Calvary./˘˘/˘˘6C

Verse 4

May I be willing, Lord, to bear˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Daily my cross for Thee;/˘˘/˘/6B
Even Thy cup of grief to share,/˘//˘/˘/8A
Thou hast borne all for me.////˘˘6B

Refrain

Lest I forget Gethsemane;/˘˘/???7A
Lest I forget Thine agony;/˘˘///˘˘8B
Lest I forget Thy love for me,/˘˘///˘˘8C
Lead me to Calvary./˘˘/˘˘6D

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.