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SDA Hymnal 537

He Leadeth Me

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1He leadeth me! O blessed thought!
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!
Whatever I do, wherever I be,
Still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.

RefrainHe leadeth me, He leadeth me,
By His own hand He leadeth me;
His faithful follower I would be,
For by His hand He leadeth me.

2Sometimes 'mid scenes of deepest gloom,
Sometimes where Eden's bowers bloom,
By waters still, o'er troubled sea,
Still 'tis His hand that leadeth me!

3Lord, I would clasp my hand in Thine,
Nor ever murmur nor repine;
Content, whatever lot I see,
Since 'tis my God that leadeth me.

4And when my task on earth is done,
When, by Thy grace, the victory's won,
E'en death's cold wave I will not flee,
Since God through Jordan leadeth me.

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The verse

Meter
7.9.10.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
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Verse 1

He leadeth me! O blessed thought!˘/˘˘˘//7A
O words with heavenly comfort fraught!˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9A
Whatever I do, wherever I be,//˘˘˘˘/˘˘˘10B
Still 'tis God's hand that leadeth me.////˘/˘˘8B

Verse 2

Sometimes 'mid scenes of deepest gloom,˘///˘/˘/8A
Sometimes where Eden's bowers bloom,˘///˘/˘/8A
By waters still, o'er troubled sea,˘/˘///˘/8B
Still 'tis His hand that leadeth me!//˘/˘/˘˘8B

Verse 3

Lord, I would clasp my hand in Thine,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Nor ever murmur nor repine;˘/˘/˘˘??8B
Content, whatever lot I see,/˘//˘/˘/8C
Since 'tis my God that leadeth me.//˘/˘/˘˘8C

Verse 4

And when my task on earth is done,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
When, by Thy grace, the victory's won,/˘//˘/˘˘/9A
E'en death's cold wave I will not flee,??///˘˘˘/9B
Since God through Jordan leadeth me.////˘/˘˘8B

Refrain

He leadeth me, He leadeth me,˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8A
By His own hand He leadeth me;˘˘//˘/˘˘8A
His faithful follower I would be,˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘9A
For by His hand He leadeth me.˘˘˘/˘/˘˘8A

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.