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Hymns and Tunes 1876 21

Hymn 21

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1COME, let us join our cheerful songs
With angels round the throne ;
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues,
But all their joys are one.

2Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry,
To be exalted thus ;
Worthy the Lamb, our hearts reply,
For he was slain for us.

3Jesus is worthy to receive
Honor and power divine ;
And blessings more than we can give,
Be, Lord, forever thine.

4To Him who reigns in worlds of light,
The eternal King of Heaven,
Be honor, majesty, and might,
And everlasting glory given.

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The verse

Meter
9.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 49% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

COME, let us join our cheerful songs//˘//˘/˘/9A
With angels round the throne ;˘/˘/˘/6B
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues,//˘/˘˘˘/8C
But all their joys are one.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 2

Worthy the Lamb that died, they cry,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
To be exalted thus ;˘˘˘/˘/6B
Worthy the Lamb, our hearts reply,/˘˘//˘/˘/9A
For he was slain for us.˘˘˘/˘˘6B

Verse 3

Jesus is worthy to receive/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Honor and power divine ;/˘˘/˘˘/7B
And blessings more than we can give,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
Be, Lord, forever thine.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

To Him who reigns in worlds of light,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
The eternal King of Heaven,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Be honor, majesty, and might,˘/˘/˘˘˘˘8A
And everlasting glory given.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9C

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.