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SDA Hymnal 66

God Be With You

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]9 8 9 8

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1God be with you till we meet again;
By His counsels guide, uphold you,
With His sheep securely fold you;
God be with you till we meet again.

2God be with you till we meet again;
'Neath His wings protecting hide you,
Daily manna still provide you;
God be with you till we meet again.

3God be with you till we meet again;
When life's perils thick confound you,
Put His arms unfailing round you;
God be with you till we meet again.

4God be with you till we meet again;
Keep love's banner floating o'er you,
Smite death's threatening wave before you;
God be with you till we meet again.

Words
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Music
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Tune
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Also sung to
God Be With You (Church Hymnal #35)
Meter
9 8 9 8

The verse

Meter
9.8.8.9 · the hymnal prints 9 8 9 8
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 76% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABBA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

God be with you till we meet again;/˘˘˘/˘/˘/9A
By His counsels guide, uphold you,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8B
With His sheep securely fold you;˘˘/˘/˘/˘8B
God be with you till we meet again./˘˘˘/˘/˘/9A

Verse 2

God be with you till we meet again;/˘˘˘/˘/˘/9A
'Neath His wings protecting hide you,?˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Daily manna still provide you;/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
God be with you till we meet again./˘˘˘/˘/˘/9A

Verse 3

God be with you till we meet again;/˘˘˘/˘/˘/9A
When life's perils thick confound you,///˘/˘/˘8B
Put His arms unfailing round you;/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
God be with you till we meet again./˘˘˘/˘/˘/9A

Verse 4

God be with you till we meet again;/˘˘˘/˘/˘/9A
Keep love's banner floating o'er you,///˘/˘/˘8B
Smite death's threatening wave before you;?//˘˘/˘/˘9B
God be with you till we meet again./˘˘˘/˘/˘/9A

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.