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SDA Hymnal 574

O Master, Let Me Walk With Thee

Tune: MARYTON

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1O Master, let me walk with thee
in lowly paths of service free;
tell me thy secret; help me bear
the strain of toil, the fret of care.

2Help me the slow of heart to move
by some clear, winning word of love;
teach me the wayward feet to stay,
and guide them in the homeward way.

3Teach me thy patience; still with thee
in closer, dearer company,
in work that keeps faith sweet and strong,
in trust that triumphs over wrong;

4In hope that sends a shining ray
far down the future's broadening way,
in peace that only thou canst give,
with thee, O Master, let me live.

The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 77% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

O Master, let me walk with thee˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
in lowly paths of service free;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
tell me thy secret; help me bear/˘//˘/˘/8B
the strain of toil, the fret of care.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

Help me the slow of heart to move/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
by some clear, winning word of love;˘///˘/˘/8B
teach me the wayward feet to stay,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
and guide them in the homeward way.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C

Verse 3

Teach me thy patience; still with thee/˘//˘/˘/8A
in closer, dearer company,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
in work that keeps faith sweet and strong,˘/˘///˘/8B
in trust that triumphs over wrong;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

In hope that sends a shining ray˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
far down the future's broadening way,//˘/˘/˘˘/9A
in peace that only thou canst give,˘/˘/˘///8B
with thee, O Master, let me live.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

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.