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SDA Hymnal 99

God Will Take Care of You

Words: Civilla D. MartinMusic: W. Stillman MartinTune: God CaresIrregular with Refrain

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1Be not dismayed whate'er betide,
God will take care of you;
Beneath His wings of love abide,
God will take care of you.

RefrainGod will take care of you,
Through every day, o'er all the way;
He will take care of you,
God will take care of you.

2Through days of toil when your heart doth fail,
God will take care of you;
When dangers fierce your path assail,
God will take care of you.

3All you may need He will provide,
God will take care of you;
Nothing you ask will be denied,
God will take care of you.

4No matter what may be the test,
God will take care of you;
Lean, weary one, upon His breast,
God will take care of you.

Scripture
1 Peter 5:7

The verse

Meter
9.6.8.6
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 45% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Be not dismayed whate'er betide,˘˘˘/???˘/9A
God will take care of you;/˘//˘˘6B
Beneath His wings of love abide,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
God will take care of you./˘//˘˘6B

Verse 2

Through days of toil when your heart doth fail,//˘//˘///9A
God will take care of you;/˘//˘˘6B
When dangers fierce your path assail,//˘/˘/˘/8A
God will take care of you./˘//˘˘6B

Verse 3

All you may need He will provide,/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
God will take care of you;/˘//˘˘6B
Nothing you ask will be denied,/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
God will take care of you./˘//˘˘6B

Verse 4

No matter what may be the test,˘/˘˘˘˘˘/8A
God will take care of you;/˘//˘˘6B
Lean, weary one, upon His breast,//˘/˘/˘/8A
God will take care of you./˘//˘˘6B

Refrain

God will take care of you,/˘//˘˘6A
Through every day, o'er all the way;//˘˘///˘/9B
He will take care of you,˘˘//˘˘6A
God will take care of you./˘//˘˘6A

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.