Church Hymnal 74
Sound the Lord in Glory Seated
Words: John KebleMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]8.7.8.7.D
1Sound the Lord in glory seated,
Cherubim and seraphim
Filled His temple and repeated
Each to each the alternate hymn:
'Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven,
Earth is with its fulness stored;
Unto Thee be glory given,
Holy, holy, holy Lord!'
2Heaven is still with glory ringing,
Earth takes up the angels' cry,
'Holy, holy, holy,' singing,
'Lord of hosts, the Lord most high.'
With His seraph train before Him,
With His holy church below,
Thus unite we to adore Him,
Bid we thus our anthem flow:
3'Lord, Thy glory fills the heaven,
Earth is with its fulness stored;
Unto Thee be glory given,
Holy, holy, holy Lord!'
Thus Thy glorious name confessing,
We adopt thine angels' cry,
'Holy, holy, holy,' blessing
Thee, the Lord of hosts most high.
- Words
- John Keble
- Music
- [unclear]
- Tune
- [unclear]
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7.D
- Scripture
- Isaiah 6:2-3; Revelation 4:8
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.7.8.8.8.7.8.7 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7.D
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 82% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABACDEFE
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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