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Christ in Song 333

Stand Up, and Bless the Lord

Words: J. MontgomeryMusic: Samuel J. PotterTune: BeatitudoC. M.

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1Stand up, and bless the Lord, Ye people of his choice; Stand up, and bless the Lord your God With heart and soul and voice.

2Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear his holy name, And laud and magnify?

3O for the living flame From his own altar brought, To touch our lips, our minds inspire, And wing to heaven our thought!

4God is our strength and song, And his salvation ours; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers.

5Stand up, and bless the Lord, The Lord your God adore; Stand up, and bless his glorious name Henceforth and evermore.

Meter
C. M.
Scripture
Nehemiah 9:5

The verse

Meter
26 · the hymnal prints C. M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 48% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Stand up, and bless the Lord, Ye people of his choice; Stand up, and bless the Lord your God With heart and soul and voice./˘˘/˘///˘˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/26A

Verse 2

Though high above all praise, Above all blessing high, Who would not fear his holy name, And laud and magnify?//˘///˘///˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/26A

Verse 3

O for the living flame From his own altar brought, To touch our lips, our minds inspire, And wing to heaven our thought!˘˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘//˘//˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/30A

Verse 4

God is our strength and song, And his salvation ours; Then be his love in Christ proclaimed With all our ransomed powers./˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘30A

Verse 5

Stand up, and bless the Lord, The Lord your God adore; Stand up, and bless his glorious name Henceforth and evermore./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘///˘/˘/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.