Christ in Song 237
THE LORD IN ZION REIGNETH
1The Lord in Zi - on reigneth, Let all the earth rejoice; Let distant shores be glad, And islands of the sea.
2Dark clouds and thick darkness Are round about his throne; Justice and judgment Are the habitation of his throne.
3The lightnings light the world, The earth beholds and trembles; The mountains melt like wax At the presence of the Lord.
4The heavens declare his righteousness, All people see his glory; For thou, Lord, art most high Above all the earth.
The verse
- Meter
- 25
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 39% of beats fit
- Rhyme
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Verse 1
The Lord in Zi - on reigneth, Let all the earth rejoice; Let distant shores be glad, And islands of the sea.˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/25A
Verse 2
Dark clouds and thick darkness Are round about his throne; Justice and judgment Are the habitation of his throne.//˘//˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/26A
Verse 3
The lightnings light the world, The earth beholds and trembles; The mountains melt like wax At the presence of the Lord.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘///˘˘/˘˘˘/26A
Verse 4
The heavens declare his righteousness, All people see his glory; For thou, Lord, art most high Above all the earth.˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/////˘//˘/27A
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.