SDA Hymnal 482
Father, Lead Me Day by Day
Tune: POSEN
1Father, lead me day by day,
Ever in Thine own sweet way;
Teach me to be pure and true;
Show me what I ought to do.
2When in danger, make me brave;
Make me know that Thou canst save;
Keep me safe by Thy dear side;
Let me in Thy love abide.
3When tempted to do wrong,
Make me steadfast, wise, and strong;
And when all alone I stand,
Shield me with Thy mighty hand.
4May I do the good I know,
Be Thy loving child below,
Then at last go home to Thee,
Evermore Thy child to be.
- Tune
- POSEN
The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.7.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 66% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Father, lead me day by day,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Ever in Thine own sweet way;/˘˘////7A
Teach me to be pure and true;/˘˘˘/˘/7B
Show me what I ought to do./˘˘˘/˘˘7B
Verse 2
When in danger, make me brave;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Make me know that Thou canst save;/˘/˘///7A
Keep me safe by Thy dear side;/˘/˘///7B
Let me in Thy love abide./˘˘//˘/7B
Verse 3
When tempted to do wrong,//˘˘˘/6A
Make me steadfast, wise, and strong;/˘///˘/7A
And when all alone I stand,˘//˘/˘/7B
Shield me with Thy mighty hand./˘˘//˘/7B
Verse 4
May I do the good I know,˘˘˘˘/˘/7A
Be Thy loving child below,˘//˘/˘/7A
Then at last go home to Thee,/˘///˘/7B
Evermore Thy child to be./˘///˘˘7B
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.