SDA Hymnal 541
Lord, Speak to Me
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1Lord, speak to me, that I may speak
In living echoes of Thy tone;
As Thou hast sought, so let me seek
Thy erring children lost and lone.
2O lead me, Lord that I may lead
Thy wandering and the wavering feet;
O feed me, Lord, that I may feed
Thy hungering ones with manna sweet.
3O strengthen me, that while I stand
Firm on the Rock, and strong in Thee,
I may stretch out a loving hand
To wrestlers with the troubled sea.
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Verse 1
Lord, speak to me, that I may speak//˘˘˘˘˘/8A
In living echoes of Thy tone;˘/˘/˘˘//8B
As Thou hast sought, so let me seek˘///˘/˘/8A
Thy erring children lost and lone.//˘/˘/˘/8B
Verse 2
O lead me, Lord that I may lead˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Thy wandering and the wavering feet;//˘˘˘˘/˘˘/10B
O feed me, Lord, that I may feed˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
Thy hungering ones with manna sweet.//˘˘/˘/˘/9B
Verse 3
O strengthen me, that while I stand˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Firm on the Rock, and strong in Thee,/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
I may stretch out a loving hand˘˘//˘/˘/8A
To wrestlers with the troubled sea.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B
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.