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Hymns and Tunes 1876 211

Rejoice in the Lord

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1Rejoice in the Lord Who makes your cause his own; The hope that kindleth here below Shall ne'er be overthrown.

2This only thy God hath sent your road, And faithful is thy guide; You are the redeemed of God, Beyond the reach of harm.

3Weak as you are, you shall not faint, Or, fainting, shall not die; His gently-sustaining hand Will aid you from on high.

4Though now unseen by outward sense, Faith sees him always near, When troubles thickest gather round, What, then, have we to fear?

5As surely as he overcomers, And triumphed once for you, In thy great and glorious name Shall triumph in him too.

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The verse

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iambic (da-DUM) · 40% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Rejoice in the Lord Who makes your cause his own; The hope that kindleth here below Shall ne'er be overthrown.˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/26A

Verse 2

This only thy God hath sent your road, And faithful is thy guide; You are the redeemed of God, Beyond the reach of harm.˘/˘////˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/28A

Verse 3

Weak as you are, you shall not faint, Or, fainting, shall not die; His gently-sustaining hand Will aid you from on high./˘˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘?????/˘/˘˘˘/27A

Verse 4

Though now unseen by outward sense, Faith sees him always near, When troubles thickest gather round, What, then, have we to fear?//˘/˘/˘///˘/////˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/28A

Verse 5

As surely as he overcomers, And triumphed once for you, In thy great and glorious name Shall triumph in him too.˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/29A

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.