Church Hymnal 12
Praise to the Lord
Words: Joachim NeanderMusic: [unclear]Tune: Lobe den Herren14.14.4.7.8
1Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear,
Now to His temple draw near;
Join ye in glad adoration!
2Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shieldeth thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen
How thy desires e'er have been
Granted in what He ordaineth?
- Words
- Joachim Neander; tr. Catherine Winkworth
- Music
- [unclear]
- Tune
- Lobe den Herren
- Meter
- 14.14.4.7.8
- Scripture
- Psalm 103:1-5; Psalm 150
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The verse
- Meter
- 14.14.4.7.8 · as printed
- Foot
- dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 65% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABBA
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘14A
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!˘˘//˘˘˘˘//˘˘/˘14A
All ye who hear,//˘/4B
Now to His temple draw near;/˘˘/˘//7B
Join ye in glad adoration!//˘//˘/˘8A
Verse 2
Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth,/˘˘/˘///˘/˘˘/˘14A
Shieldeth thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!/˘//˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘14A
Hast thou not seen//˘/4B
How thy desires e'er have been//˘/˘/˘˘8C
Granted in what He ordaineth?/˘˘˘˘˘/˘8A
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.