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SDA Hymnal 554

O Let Me Walk With Thee

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1O let me walk with Thee, my God,
As Enoch walked in days of old;
Place Thou my trembling hand in Thine,
And sweet communion with me hold;
E'en though the path I may not see,
Yet, Jesus, let me walk with Thee.

2I cannot, dare not, walk alone;
The tempest rages in the sky;
A thousand snares beset my feet,
A thousand foes are lurking nigh;
Still Thou the raging of the sea,
O Master, let me walk with Thee.

3If I may rest my hand in Thine,
I'll count the joys of earth but loss,
And firmly, bravely journey on;
I'll bear the banner of the cross
Till Zion's glorious gates I see;
Yet, Savior, let me walk with Thee.

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8.8.9.8.9.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
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Verse 1

O let me walk with Thee, my God,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
As Enoch walked in days of old;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Place Thou my trembling hand in Thine,//˘/˘˘/˘/9C
And sweet communion with me hold;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B
E'en though the path I may not see,??/˘/˘˘˘/9D
Yet, Jesus, let me walk with Thee.//˘/˘/˘/8D

Verse 2

I cannot, dare not, walk alone;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
The tempest rages in the sky;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B
A thousand snares beset my feet,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
A thousand foes are lurking nigh;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Still Thou the raging of the sea,//˘/˘˘˘/8D
O Master, let me walk with Thee.˘/˘/˘/˘/8D

Verse 3

If I may rest my hand in Thine,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
I'll count the joys of earth but loss,//˘/˘/˘/8B
And firmly, bravely journey on;˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
I'll bear the banner of the cross//˘/˘˘˘/8B
Till Zion's glorious gates I see;//˘/˘˘/˘/9D
Yet, Savior, let me walk with Thee.//˘/˘/˘/8D

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.