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Hymns and Tunes 1876 33

Hymn 33

1PRAISE to thee, thou great Creator !
Praise to thee from every tongue ;
Join, my soul, with every creature,
Join the universal song.

2Father of all compassion,
Pure, unbounded grace is thine ;
Hail the God of our salvation !
Praise him for his love divine !

3For the grandeur of thy heaven,
For the hope of future joy ;
Sound his name through earth and Heaven,
Let his praise your tongues employ.

4Joyfully on earth adore him,
Till in Heaven our song we raise ;
Then enraptured fall before him,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise !

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The verse

Meter: 8.8.9.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 70% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

PRAISE to thee, thou great Creator !/˘///˘/˘8A

Praise to thee from every tongue ;/˘/˘/˘˘/8B

Join, my soul, with every creature,/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9C

Join the universal song./˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 2

Father of all compassion,/˘˘/˘/˘7A

Pure, unbounded grace is thine ;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Hail the God of our salvation !/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9C

Praise him for his love divine !/˘˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

For the grandeur of thy heaven,˘˘˘/˘//˘8A

For the hope of future joy ;˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Sound his name through earth and Heaven,/˘///˘/˘8A

Let his praise your tongues employ./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

Joyfully on earth adore him,/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A

Till in Heaven our song we raise ;/˘/˘/˘/˘/9B

Then enraptured fall before him,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Lost in wonder, love, and praise !/˘/˘/˘/7B

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.