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SDA Hymnal 552

The Lord's My Shepherd

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1The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want;
He makes me down to lie
In pastures green; He leadeth me
The quiet waters by.

2My soul He doth restore again,
And me to walk doth make
Within the paths of righteousness,
E'en for His own name's sake.

3Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale,
Yet will I fear no ill;
For Thou art with me, and Thy rod
And staff me comfort still.

4My table Thou hast furnished
In presence of my foes;
My head Thou dost with oil anoint,
And my cup overflows.

5Goodness and mercy all my life
Shall surely follow me;
And in God's house forevermore
My dwelling place shall be.

Words
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Music
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Tune
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Meter
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Scripture
Psalm 23

The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 66% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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Verse 1

The Lord's my Shepherd, I'll not want;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
He makes me down to lie˘/˘/˘/6B
In pastures green; He leadeth me˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
The quiet waters by.˘/˘/˘˘6B

Verse 2

My soul He doth restore again,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And me to walk doth make˘˘˘///6B
Within the paths of righteousness,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
E'en for His own name's sake.??˘˘///7B

Verse 3

Yea, though I walk in death's dark vale,//˘/˘///8A
Yet will I fear no ill;/˘˘/˘/6B
For Thou art with me, and Thy rod˘//˘˘˘//8C
And staff me comfort still.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

My table Thou hast furnished˘/˘///˘7A
In presence of my foes;˘/˘˘˘/6B
My head Thou dost with oil anoint,˘///˘/˘/8C
And my cup overflows.˘˘//˘/6B

Verse 5

Goodness and mercy all my life/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Shall surely follow me;˘/˘/˘˘6B
And in God's house forevermore˘˘//????8C
My dwelling place shall be.˘/˘/˘˘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.