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SDA Hymnal 551

Jesus, Savior, Pilot Me

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1Jesus, Savior, pilot me
Over life's tempestuous sea;
Unknown waves before me roll,
Hiding rock and treacherous shoal;
Chart and compass come from Thee;
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.

2As a mother stills her child,
Thou canst hush the ocean wild;
Boisterous waves obey Thy will
When Thou sayest to them, "Be still!"
Wondrous Sovereign of the sea,
Jesus, Savior, pilot me.

3When at last I near the shore,
And the fearful breakers roar
'Twixt me and the peaceful rest,
Then while leaning on Thy breast,
May I hear Thee say to me,
"Fear not, I will pilot thee."

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The verse

Meter: 7.8.7.8.7.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 65% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABBCC

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Verse 1

Jesus, Savior, pilot me/˘/˘/˘˘7A

Over life's tempestuous sea;/˘///˘˘/8A

Unknown waves before me roll,˘//˘/˘/7B

Hiding rock and treacherous shoal;/˘/˘/˘˘?8C

Chart and compass come from Thee;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Jesus, Savior, pilot me./˘/˘/˘˘7A

Verse 2

As a mother stills her child,˘˘/˘/˘/7A

Thou canst hush the ocean wild;///˘/˘/7A

Boisterous waves obey Thy will/˘˘/˘//˘8B

When Thou sayest to them, "Be still!"///˘˘˘˘/8B

Wondrous Sovereign of the sea,/˘/˘˘˘/7C

Jesus, Savior, pilot me./˘/˘/˘˘7C

Verse 3

When at last I near the shore,/˘/˘/˘/7A

And the fearful breakers roar˘˘/˘/˘/7A

'Twixt me and the peaceful rest,?˘˘˘/˘/7B

Then while leaning on Thy breast,///˘˘//7B

May I hear Thee say to me,˘˘///˘˘7C

"Fear not, I will pilot thee."/˘˘˘/˘/7C

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.