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SDA Hymnal 377

Go Forth, Go Forth With Christ

Words: AnonymousMusic: TraditionalTune: GO FORTH8.7.8.7.8.7.

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1Go forth, go forth with Christ,
Who called you to this day, He
who has led, will lead And keep you in His way:
His promise sure To all who serve Him and endure.

2Go forth, go forth with Christ,
With purpose not your own, Each
victory you shall gain Through Him your Lord alone:
To guard you His Spirit shall your strength be.

3Go forth, go forth with Christ,
His Priesthood you shall share, Who
bought us by His blood To be His servants here:
Walk in the way your Savior trod, Go forth with God.

Words
Anonymous
Meter
8.7.8.7.8.7.
Scripture
Matthew 28:19-20; Acts 1:8

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The verse

Meter
6.7.11.12 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7.8.7.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 40% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Go forth, go forth with Christ,////˘/6A
Who called you to this day, He˘/˘˘˘/˘7B
who has led, will lead And keep you in His way:˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11C
His promise sure To all who serve Him and endure.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/12D

Verse 2

Go forth, go forth with Christ,////˘/6A
With purpose not your own, Each˘/˘˘˘//7B
victory you shall gain Through Him your Lord alone:/˘˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/12C
To guard you His Spirit shall your strength be.˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘10D

Verse 3

Go forth, go forth with Christ,////˘/6A
His Priesthood you shall share, Who˘/˘˘˘/˘7B
bought us by His blood To be His servants here:/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/11C
Walk in the way your Savior trod, Go forth with God./˘˘/˘/˘///˘/12D

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.