Christ in Song 355
PRAISE FOR TRUTH
Words: Montgomery
1Hail to the Lord's anointed,
Great David's greater Son!
Hail, in the time appointed,
His reign on earth begun!
2He comes to break oppression,
To set the captive free,
To take away transgression,
And rule in equity.
3He comes with succor speedy
To those who suffer wrong,
To help the poor and needy,
And bid the weak be strong.
4To give them songs for sighing,
Their darkness turn to light,
Whose souls, condemned and dying,
Were precious in his sight.
- Words
- Montgomery
The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.7.6
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 83% of beats fit
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Verse 1
Hail to the Lord's anointed,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
Great David's greater Son!//˘/˘/6B
Hail, in the time appointed,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
His reign on earth begun!˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
He comes to break oppression,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
To set the captive free,˘/˘/˘/6B
To take away transgression,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
And rule in equity.˘/˘/˘˘6C
Verse 3
He comes with succor speedy˘/˘/˘//7A
To those who suffer wrong,˘˘˘/˘/6B
To help the poor and needy,˘/˘/˘/˘7C
And bid the weak be strong.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 4
To give them songs for sighing,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
Their darkness turn to light,˘/˘/˘/6B
Whose souls, condemned and dying,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
Were precious in his sight.˘/˘˘˘/6B
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.