SDA Hymnal 605
My Soul, Be on Thy Guard
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1My soul, be on thy guard!
Ten thousand foes arise;
The hosts of sin are pressing hard
To draw thee from the skies.
2O watch, and fight, and pray!
The battle ne'er give o'er;
Renew it boldly every day,
And help divine implore.
3Ne'er think the victory won,
Nor lay thine armor down;
Thy arduous task will not be done
Till thou obtain the crown.
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- Music
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- Tune
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- Meter
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- Scripture
- 1 Peter 5:8; Ephesians 6:11-18; 1 Corinthians 16:13
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The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 62% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
My soul, be on thy guard!˘/˘˘//6A
Ten thousand foes arise;//˘/˘/6B
The hosts of sin are pressing hard˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
To draw thee from the skies.˘//˘˘/6B
Verse 2
O watch, and fight, and pray!˘/˘/˘/6A
The battle ne'er give o'er;˘/˘///6B
Renew it boldly every day,˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9A
And help divine implore.˘/˘///6C
Verse 3
Ne'er think the victory won,//˘/˘˘/7A
Nor lay thine armor down;˘///˘/6B
Thy arduous task will not be done//˘˘/˘˘˘/9A
Till thou obtain the crown.//˘/˘/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.