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Christ in Song 270

I'll Praise

Words: Anon

1I'll praise thee, Lord, with all my heart,
Before thy people will I sing;
I'll worship toward thy holy place,
And to thy name thanksgiving bring.

2I'll praise thee for thy truthfulness,
And for thy loving kindness free;
For thou hast magnified thy word
Above all thy great name to me.

3When I cried thou didst answer me,
And with strength my soul inspire;
All the kings of earth shall praise thee,
When they hear of thy desire.

4Yea, they shall sing of thy ways,
For great is thy glory, Lord;
Though the Lord be high, yet hath he
Respect unto the lowly word.

Words: Anon

The verse

Meter: 8.8.9.8
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 40% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

I'll praise thee, Lord, with all my heart,////˘/˘/8A

Before thy people will I sing;˘///˘˘˘/8B

I'll worship toward thy holy place,//˘˘///˘/9C

And to thy name thanksgiving bring.˘˘////˘/8B

Verse 2

I'll praise thee for thy truthfulness,///˘//˘˘8A

And for thy loving kindness free;˘˘//˘/˘/8B

For thou hast magnified thy word˘///˘///8C

Above all thy great name to me.˘/////˘˘8B

Verse 3

When I cried thou didst answer me,/˘////˘˘8A

And with strength my soul inspire;˘˘/˘///7B

All the kings of earth shall praise thee,/˘/˘/˘//8A

When they hear of thy desire./˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Verse 4

Yea, they shall sing of thy ways,/˘˘/˘//7A

For great is thy glory, Lord;˘/˘//˘/7B

Though the Lord be high, yet hath he/˘/˘///˘8C

Respect unto the lowly word.˘//˘˘/˘/8D

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.