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Christ in Song 226

CROWN HIM LORD OF ALL

Words: EDWARD PERRONETMusic: OLIVER HOLDENTune: CORONATIONC. M.

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1All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name! Let angels prostrate fall; Bring forth the royal diadem, And crown him Lord of all.

2Crown him, ye morning stars of light, Who fixed this floating ball; King from his roy - al di - a - dem, And crown him Lord of all.

3Crown him, ye martyrs of your God, Who from his altar call; Extol the stem of Jesse's rod, And crown him Lord of all.

4Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all.

Meter
C. M.

The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 55% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

All hail the pow'r of Jesus' name!//˘/˘/˘/8A
Let angels prostrate fall;//˘/˘/6B
Bring forth the royal diadem,//˘/˘/˘/8C
And crown him Lord of all.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Crown him, ye morning stars of light,/˘//˘/˘/8A
Who fixed this floating ball;˘/˘/˘/6B
King from his roy-al di-a-dem,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
And crown him Lord of all.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Crown him, ye martyrs of your God,/˘//˘˘˘/8A
Who from his altar call;˘˘˘/˘/6B
Extol the stem of Jesse's rod,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And crown him Lord of all.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Let every kindred, every tribe, On this terrestrial ball, To him all majesty ascribe, And crown him Lord of all.//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/31A

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.