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SDA Hymnal 505

I Need the Prayers

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1I need the prayers of those I love, While trav'ling o'er life's rugged way,
That I may true and faithful be, And live for Jesus every day.

RefrainI want my friends to pray for me, To bear my tempted soul above,
And intercede with God for me; I need the prayers of those I love.

2I need the prayers of those I love, To help me in each trying hour,
To bear my tempted soul to him, That He may keep me by His pow'r.

3I want my friends to pray for me, To hold me up on wings of faith,
That I may walk the narrow way, Kept by our Father's glorious grace.

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The verse

Meter: 16.17
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 57% of beats fit
Rhyme: AB

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Verse 1

I need the prayers of those I love, While trav'ling o'er life's rugged way,˘/˘/˘˘˘//??///˘/16A

That I may true and faithful be, And live for Jesus every day.˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/17A

Verse 2

I need the prayers of those I love, To help me in each trying hour,˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘17A

To bear my tempted soul to him, That He may keep me by His pow'r.˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘/16B

Verse 3

I want my friends to pray for me, To hold me up on wings of faith,˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/16A

That I may walk the narrow way, Kept by our Father's glorious grace.˘˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘/18B

Refrain

I want my friends to pray for me, To bear my tempted soul above,˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/16A

And intercede with God for me; I need the prayers of those I love.˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/16A

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.