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SDA Hymnal 538

Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah

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1Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,
Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty;
Hold me with Thy powerful hand;
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,
Feed me till I want no more,
Feed me till I want no more.

2Open now the crystal fountain,
Whence the healing stream doth flow;
Let the fire and cloudy pillar
Lead me all my journey through;
Strong deliverer, strong deliverer,
Be Thou still my strength and shield,
Be Thou still my strength and shield.

3When I tread the verge of Jordan,
Bid my anxious fears subside;
Death of death and hell's destruction,
Land me safe on Canaan's side;
Songs of praises, songs of praises,
I will ever give to Thee,
I will ever give to Thee.

Words: [unclear]
Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Also sung to: Cwm Rhondda (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #436)
Meter: [unclear]

The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.8.8.7.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 74% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCBDEE

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Verse 1

Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah,/˘˘//˘/˘8A

Pilgrim through this barren land;/˘/˘/˘/7B

I am weak, but Thou art mighty;˘˘/˘///˘8C

Hold me with Thy powerful hand;/˘˘//˘˘/8B

Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,/˘/˘/˘/˘8D

Feed me till I want no more,/˘/˘/˘/7E

Feed me till I want no more./˘/˘/˘/7E

Verse 2

Open now the crystal fountain,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Whence the healing stream doth flow;/˘/˘///7B

Let the fire and cloudy pillar/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9C

Lead me all my journey through;/˘/˘/˘/7D

Strong deliverer, strong deliverer,/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘10E

Be Thou still my strength and shield,˘//˘/˘/7F

Be Thou still my strength and shield.˘//˘/˘/7F

Verse 3

When I tread the verge of Jordan,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Bid my anxious fears subside;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Death of death and hell's destruction,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Land me safe on Canaan's side;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Songs of praises, songs of praises,/˘/˘/˘/˘8D

I will ever give to Thee,˘˘/˘/˘/7E

I will ever give to Thee.˘˘/˘/˘/7E

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.