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SDA Hymnal 39

Lord, in the Morning

Words: Isaac WattsMusic: FranconiaTune: Franconia8.8.8.8

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1Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hear
My voice ascending high;
To Thee will I direct my prayer,
To Thee lift up mine eye.

2Up to the hills where Christ is gone
To plead for all His saints,
Presenting at His Father's throne
Our songs and our complaints.

3O may Thy Spirit guide my feet
In ways of righteousness,
Make every path of duty straight
And plain before my face.

4The men that love and fear Thy name
Shall see their hopes fulfilled;
The mighty God will compass them
With favor as a shield.

Meter
8.8.8.8
Scripture
Psalm 5:3; Psalm 25:4-5; Hebrews 7:25

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 8.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 66% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Lord, in the morning Thou shalt hear/˘˘/˘///8A
My voice ascending high;˘/˘/˘/6B
To Thee will I direct my prayer,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
To Thee lift up mine eye.˘//˘//6B

Verse 2

Up to the hills where Christ is gone˘˘˘///˘/8A
To plead for all His saints,˘/˘/˘/6B
Presenting at His Father's throne˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
Our songs and our complaints./˘/˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 3

O may Thy Spirit guide my feet˘˘//˘/˘/8A
In ways of righteousness,˘/˘/˘˘6B
Make every path of duty straight//˘/˘/˘/8C
And plain before my face.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 4

The men that love and fear Thy name˘/˘/˘///8A
Shall see their hopes fulfilled;˘/˘/˘/6B
The mighty God will compass them˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
With favor as a shield.˘/˘˘˘/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.