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Christ in Song 274

Praise God

Words: Praise

1Praise God from whom all blessings flow,
Praise him all creatures here below;
Praise him above, ye heavenly host,
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

2To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, Three in One,
Be honor, praise, and glory given
By all on earth and all in heaven.

3From all that dwell below the skies,
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Let the Redeemer's name be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.

4Eternal are thy mercies, Lord,
Eternal truth attends thy word;
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.

Words: Praise
Also sung to: Old Hundredth (Church Hymnal #2, Christ in Song #289); Angels (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #23)

The verse

Meter: 8.8.9.8
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 66% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABB

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Praise God from whom all blessings flow,//˘˘//˘/8A

Praise him all creatures here below;/˘//˘/˘/8A

Praise him above, ye heavenly host,/˘˘///˘˘/9B

Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.//˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

To God the Father, God the Son,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

And God the Spirit, Three in One,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

Be honor, praise, and glory given˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9B

By all on earth and all in heaven.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9C

Verse 3

From all that dwell below the skies,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

Let the Creator's praise arise;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A

Let the Redeemer's name be sung/˘???/˘/8B

Through every land, by every tongue.//˘˘/˘/˘˘/10B

Verse 4

Eternal are thy mercies, Lord,˘/˘˘////8A

Eternal truth attends thy word;˘/˘/˘///8B

Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,//˘/˘/˘/8C

Till suns shall rise and set no more.//˘/˘/˘/8C

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.