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Hymns and Tunes 1876 25

Dove

1STAND up, and bless the Lord,
Ye people of his choice ;
Stand up, and bless the Lord your God,
With heart, and soul, and voice.

2Though high above all praise,
Above all blessing high,
Who would not fear his holy name,
And laud and magnify ?

3O for the living flame
From his own altar brought,
To touch our lips, our souls inspire,
And wing to Heaven our thought !

4God is our strength and song,
And his salvation ours ;
Then be his love in Christ proclaimed
With all our ransomed powers.

5Stand up, and bless the Lord ;
The Lord your God adore ;
Stand up, and bless his glorious name,
Henceforth, for evermore.

Also sung to: Beatitudo (Christ in Song #333)

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The verse

Meter: 6.6.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 56% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

STAND up, and bless the Lord,/˘˘/˘/6A

Ye people of his choice ;//˘˘˘/6B

Stand up, and bless the Lord your God,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C

With heart, and soul, and voice.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Though high above all praise,//˘///6A

Above all blessing high,˘///˘/6B

Who would not fear his holy name,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C

And laud and magnify ?˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

O for the living flame˘˘˘/˘/6A

From his own altar brought,˘˘//˘/6B

To touch our lips, our souls inspire,˘//˘//˘///10C

And wing to Heaven our thought !˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

God is our strength and song,/˘/˘/˘/7A

And his salvation ours ;˘˘˘/˘/˘7B

Then be his love in Christ proclaimed/˘˘/˘/˘/8C

With all our ransomed powers.˘//˘/˘/˘8B

Verse 5

Stand up, and bless the Lord ;/˘˘/˘/6A

The Lord your God adore ;˘/˘/˘/6B

Stand up, and bless his glorious name,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/9C

Henceforth, for evermore.//˘/˘/6B

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.