Church Hymnal 2
From All That Dwell Below the Skies
Words: Isaac WattsMusic: [unclear]Tune: Old HundredthL.M.
1From all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Let the Redeemer's name be sung
Through every land, by every tongue.
2Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord,
Eternal truth attends Thy word;
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
- Words
- Isaac Watts
- Music
- [unclear]
- Tune
- Old Hundredth
- Also sung to
- Angels (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #23)
- Meter
- L.M.
- Scripture
- Psalm 117
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 72% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
Could also be sung to Duke Street, Germany, Deus Tuorum Militum, Federal Street, Alway · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
From all that dwell below the skies˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Let the Creator's praise arise;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Let the Redeemer's name be sung/˘???/˘/8B
Through every land, by every tongue.//˘/˘/˘/8B
Verse 2
Eternal are Thy mercies, Lord,˘/˘˘////8A
Eternal truth attends Thy word;˘/˘/˘///8B
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,//˘/˘/˘/8C
Till suns shall rise and set no more.//˘/˘/˘/8C
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.