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Church Hymnal 11

The Lord Jehovah Reigns

Words: Isaac WattsMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]C.M.

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1The Lord Jehovah reigns,
His throne is built on high;
The garments He assumes
Are light and majesty.

2His glories shine with beams so bright,
No mortal eye can bear the sight.
The nations tremble at His voice,
The heavens and earth rejoice.

3In robes of judgment lo, He comes,
Shaking the wide earth like a drums.
How terrible is our God!
And trembles at His nod.

Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
C.M.
Scripture
Psalm 93; Psalm 97

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The verse

Meter
6.6.6.6 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 80% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Ortonville, Cantate Domino, Christmas · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

The Lord Jehovah reigns,˘/˘/˘/6A
His throne is built on high;˘/˘/˘/6B
The garments He assumes˘/˘˘˘/6C
Are light and majesty.˘/˘/˘˘6D

Verse 2

His glories shine with beams so bright,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
No mortal eye can bear the sight.˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
The nations tremble at His voice,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B
The heavens and earth rejoice.˘/˘/˘/6B*

Verse 3

In robes of judgment lo, He comes,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Shaking the wide earth like a drums./˘˘///˘/8A
How terrible is our God!//˘˘˘/˘/8B
And trembles at His nod.˘/˘˘˘/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.