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Christ in Song 297

Praise the Lord

Words: New VersionMusic: ArrangedTune: Adeste FidelesC. M.

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1Praise the Lord, ye heavens, adore him, Praise him, angels in the height; Sun and moon, rejoice before him, Praise him, all ye stars of light.

2Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken, Worlds his mighty voice obeyed; Laws which never shall be broken For their guidance he hath made.

3Praise the Lord, for he is glorious, Never shall his promise fail; God hath made his saints victorious, Sin and death shall not prevail.

4Praise the God of our salvation, Hosts on high his power proclaim; Heaven and earth and all creation, Laud and magnify his name.

Also sung to
Hyfrydol (SDA Hymnal #26)
Meter
C. M.
Scripture
Psalm 148:1

The verse

Meter
31 · the hymnal prints C. M.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 42% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Praise the Lord, ye heavens, adore him, Praise him, angels in the height; Sun and moon, rejoice before him, Praise him, all ye stars of light./˘///˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/31A

Verse 2

Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken, Worlds his mighty voice obeyed; Laws which never shall be broken For their guidance he hath made./˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//30A

Verse 3

Praise the Lord, for he is glorious, Never shall his promise fail; God hath made his saints victorious, Sin and death shall not prevail./˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘////˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/32A

Verse 4

Praise the God of our salvation, Hosts on high his power proclaim; Heaven and earth and all creation, Laud and magnify his name./˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/33A

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.