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Church Hymnal 10

Praise, O Praise Our God and King

Words: Henry Williams BakerMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]8.7.8.7.D

1Praise, O praise our God and King,
Hymns of adoration sing;
For His mercies still endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

2Praise Him that He made the sun
Day by day his course to run;
For His mercies still endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

3And the silver moon by night,
Shining with her gentle light;
For His mercies still endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

Words: Henry Williams Baker
Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D
Scripture: Psalm 136

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The verse

Meter: 8.7.7.7 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7.D
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 74% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABB

Could also be sung to Converse, Nettleton, Abbot's Leigh, Harwell, All the Way · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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Verse 1

Praise, O praise our God and King,/˘//˘/˘/8A

Hymns of adoration sing;/˘/˘/˘/7A

For His mercies still endure,˘˘///˘/7B

Ever faithful, ever sure./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

Praise Him that He made the sun/˘˘˘/˘/7A

Day by day his course to run;/˘/˘/˘/7A

For His mercies still endure,˘˘///˘/7B

Ever faithful, ever sure./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

And the silver moon by night,˘˘/˘/˘/7A

Shining with her gentle light;/˘˘˘/˘/7A

For His mercies still endure,˘˘///˘/7B

Ever faithful, ever sure./˘/˘/˘/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.