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SDA Hymnal 57

Now All the Woods Are Sleeping

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]4/4

1Now all the woods are sleeping,
And night and stillness creeping
O'er city, man, and beast;
But thou, my heart, awake thee,
To prayer awhile betake thee,
And praise thy Maker ere thou rest.

2My Jesus, stay Thou by me,
And let no foe come nigh me,
Safe sheltered by Thy wing;
But would the foe alarm me,
O let him never harm me,
But still Thine angels round me sing.

3My loved ones, rest securely,
From every peril surely
Our God will guard your heads;
And happy slumbers send you,
And bid His hosts attend you,
And golden-armed watch o'er your beds.

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Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: 4/4

The verse

Meter: 7.7.6.7.7.8
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 61% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABCCD

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Verse 1

Now all the woods are sleeping,//˘/˘/˘7A

And night and stillness creeping˘/˘/˘/˘7A

O'er city, man, and beast;//˘/˘/6B

But thou, my heart, awake thee,˘/˘/˘//7C

To prayer awhile betake thee,˘/˘/˘//7C

And praise thy Maker ere thou rest.˘///˘///8D

Verse 2

My Jesus, stay Thou by me,˘/˘//˘˘7A

And let no foe come nigh me,˘/˘///˘7A

Safe sheltered by Thy wing;//˘˘//6B

But would the foe alarm me,˘˘˘/˘/˘7A

O let him never harm me,˘/˘/˘/˘7A

But still Thine angels round me sing.˘///˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

My loved ones, rest securely,˘///˘/˘7A

From every peril surely˘/˘˘/˘/˘8A

Our God will guard your heads;/˘/˘/˘/7B

And happy slumbers send you,˘/˘/˘/˘7C

And bid His hosts attend you,˘/˘/˘/˘7C

And golden-armed watch o'er your beds.˘????//˘/9B

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.