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SDA Hymnal 479

Tread Softly

Studio

1Be silent, be silent, A whisper is heard;
Be silent, and listen, Oh treasure each word.

RefrainTread softly, tread softly,
The Master is here;
Tread softly, tread softly,
He bids us draw near.

2Be silent, be silent, For holy this place,
This altar that echoes The message of grace.

3Be silent, be silent, Breathe humbly our prayer;
A foretaste of Eden This moment we share.

4Be silent, be silent, His mercy record;
Be silent, be silent, And wait on the Lord.

The verse

Meter
11.11
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 31% of beats fit
Rhyme
AA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Be silent, be silent, A whisper is heard;˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
Be silent, and listen, Oh treasure each word.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//11A

Verse 2

Be silent, be silent, For holy this place,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
This altar that echoes The message of grace.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A

Verse 3

Be silent, be silent, Breathe humbly our prayer;˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘/12A
A foretaste of Eden This moment we share.˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A

Verse 4

Be silent, be silent, His mercy record;˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
Be silent, be silent, And wait on the Lord.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A

Refrain

Tread softly, tread softly,//˘//˘6A
The Master is here;˘/˘˘/5B
Tread softly, tread softly,//˘//˘6A
He bids us draw near.˘/˘//5B

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.