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SDA Hymnal 519

Give to the Winds Your Fears

Words: Paul GerhardtMusic: William Henry MonkTune: Festal Song8.8.8.8.8.8.

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1Give to the winds your fears;
In hope be undismayed;
God hears your sighs and counts your tears,
God shall lift up your head.

2To Him commit your griefs;
Your ways put in His hands;
His sure truth and tender care
Who earth and heaven commands.

3O put your trust in God;
In duty's path go on;
Walk in His strength with faith and hope,
So shall your work be done.

4Leave to His sovereign sway
To choose and to command;
So shall you, wondering, own His way,
How wise, how strong His hand!

Meter
8.8.8.8.8.8.
Scripture
Psalm 55:22; 1 Peter 5:7

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The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 8.8.8.8.8.8.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Give to the winds your fears;/˘˘/˘/6A
In hope be undismayed;˘/˘???6B
God hears your sighs and counts your tears,//˘/˘/˘/8C
God shall lift up your head./˘/˘˘/6D

Verse 2

To Him commit your griefs;˘˘˘/˘/6A
Your ways put in His hands;˘//˘˘/6B
His sure truth and tender care˘//˘/˘/7C
Who earth and heaven commands.˘/˘/˘˘/7B

Verse 3

O put your trust in God;˘/˘/˘/6A
In duty's path go on;˘/˘//˘6B
Walk in His strength with faith and hope,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
So shall your work be done.˘˘˘/˘/6D

Verse 4

Leave to His sovereign sway/˘˘/˘/6A
To choose and to command;˘/˘˘˘/6B
So shall you, wondering, own His way,˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A
How wise, how strong His hand!////˘/6B

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.