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SDA Hymnal 361

Hark! 'Tis the Shepherd's Voice I Hear

Words: Benjamin R. HanbyMusic: Benjamin R. HanbyTune: SHEPHERD'S VOICE10.10.10.10

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1Hark! 'tis the Shepherd's voice I hear, out in the desert dark and drear,
Calling the sheep who've gone astray, far from the Shepherd's fold away.

RefrainBring them in, bring them in, bring them in from the fields of sin;
Bring them in, bring them in, bring the wand'rers to Jesus.

2Who'll go and help the Shepherd kind, help Him the wand'ring ones to find?
Who'll bring them back into the fold, where they'll be sheltered from the cold?

3Out in the desert hear their cry, out on the mountain wild and high;
Hark! 'tis the Master speaks to thee, "Go, find My sheep wher-e'er they be."

Meter
10.10.10.10
Scripture
Luke 15:3-7; Matthew 18:12-14

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The verse

Meter
16.16 · the hymnal prints 10.10.10.10
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Hark! 'tis the Shepherd's voice I hear, out in the desert dark and drear,//˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘?16A
Calling the sheep who've gone astray, far from the Shepherd's fold away./˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/16B

Verse 2

Who'll go and help the Shepherd kind, help Him the wand'ring ones to find?//˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/16A
Who'll bring them back into the fold, where they'll be sheltered from the cold?//˘//˘˘///˘/˘˘˘/16B

Verse 3

Out in the desert hear their cry, out on the mountain wild and high;/˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/16A
Hark! 'tis the Master speaks to thee, "Go, find My sheep wher-e'er they be."//˘/˘/˘///˘/???˘˘17B

Refrain

Bring them in, bring them in, bring them in from the fields of sin;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/14A
Bring them in, bring them in, bring the wand'rers to Jesus./˘˘/˘˘/˘??˘/˘13B

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.