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Christ in Song 227

PRAISE YE JEHOVAH'S NAME

Words: WM. COWPERMusic: HENRY CAREYTune: AMERICA6s & 4s

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1Praise ye Jehovah's name, Praise through his courts resound; Aloud the mighty acts proclaim, His glo - ry tell around.

2Praise him in sounds that tell His ex - cel - lence abroad; Praise him in harps that gently swell His grace thro' ages broad.

3Let all his saints advance, His praise with voices raise; While instruments of every kind Their var - ied notes em - ploy.

4While his rich grace we prove, Visit us his love, Call with his name; And with his grace, End with his name.

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6s & 4s

The verse

Meter
26 · the hymnal prints 6s & 4s
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Praise ye Jehovah's name, Praise through his courts resound; Aloud the mighty acts proclaim, His glo - ry tell around.//˘/˘///˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/26A

Verse 2

Praise him in sounds that tell His ex - cel - lence abroad; Praise him in harps that gently swell His grace thro' ages broad./˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/26A

Verse 3

Let all his saints advance, His praise with voices raise; While instruments of every kind Their var - ied notes em - ploy.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/27A

Verse 4

While his rich grace we prove, Visit us his love, Call with his name; And with his grace, End with his name./˘//˘//˘˘˘//˘˘/˘˘˘//˘˘/23A

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.