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Church Hymnal 9

Praise Ye the Father

Words: Elizabeth Rundle CharlesMusic: [unclear]Tune: [unclear][unclear]

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1Praise ye the Father for His loving kindness,
Tenderly cares He for His erring children;
Praise Him, ye angels, praise Him in the heavens,
Praise ye Jehovah!

2Praise ye the Savior, great is His compassion,
Graciously cares He for His chosen people;
Young men and maidens, ye old men and children,
Praise ye the Savior!

3Praise ye the Spirit, Comforter of Israel,
Sent of the Father and the Son to bless us;
Praise ye the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,
Praise ye the Triune God!

Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Also sung to
Pleading (Christ in Song #296)
Meter
[unclear]
Scripture
Psalm 150

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The verse

Meter
11.11.11.5
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
Rhyme
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Praise ye the Father for His loving kindness,//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘11A
Tenderly cares He for His erring children;/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘11B
Praise Him, ye angels, praise Him in the heavens,/˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘11C
Praise ye Jehovah!//˘/˘5D

Verse 2

Praise ye the Savior, great is His compassion,//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘11A
Graciously cares He for His chosen people;/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘11B
Young men and maidens, ye old men and children,//˘/˘///˘/˘11C
Praise ye the Savior!//˘/˘5D

Verse 3

Praise ye the Spirit, Comforter of Israel,//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘12A
Sent of the Father and the Son to bless us;/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘11B
Praise ye the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11C
Praise ye the Triune God!//˘?/5D

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.