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Christ in Song 356

PRAISE THE LORD

Words: MontgomeryMusic: F. J. Haydn

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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); Adeste Fideles (Christ in Song #297)

The verse

Meter
9.7.8.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 62% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Praise the Lord! ye heavens adore him,/˘///˘˘/˘9A
Praise him, angels in the height;/˘/˘˘˘/7B
Sun and moon, rejoice before him,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Praise him, all ye stars of light./˘///˘/7B

Verse 2

Praise the Lord! for he hath spoken,/˘/˘˘//˘8A
Worlds his mighty voice obeyed;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Laws which never shall be broken/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
For their guidance he hath made.˘˘/˘˘//7B

Verse 3

Praise the Lord! for he is glorious,/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘9A
Never shall his promise fail;/˘˘˘/˘/7B
God hath made his saints victorious,///˘/˘/˘˘9A
Sin and death shall not prevail./˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 4

Praise the God of our salvation,/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9A
Hosts on high, his power proclaim;/˘/˘/˘˘/8B
Heaven and earth and all creation/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Laud and magnify his name./˘/˘/˘/7B

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.