Hymns and Tunes 1876 34
Hymn 34
1GLORY to God on high !
Ye harpers of the sky,
Praise ye his name !
Ye saints his love adore,
Who all your sorrows bore,
Sing joyful, evermore,
Worthy the Lamb.
2While they around the throne
Cheerfully join in one,
Praising his name,—
Ye who have felt his blood
Sealing your peace with God,
Sound his dear name abroad,
Worthy the Lamb !
3Join, all ye ransomed race,
Our Lord and God to bless :
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The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.4.6.6.6.4
- Foot
- dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 56% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABCCCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
GLORY to God on high !/˘˘/˘/6A
Ye harpers of the sky,//˘˘˘/6A
Praise ye his name !//˘/4B
Ye saints his love adore,//˘/˘/6C
Who all your sorrows bore,˘/˘/˘/6C
Sing joyful, evermore,//˘/˘/6C
Worthy the Lamb./˘˘/4D
Verse 2
While they around the throne/˘˘/˘/6A
Cheerfully join in one,/˘˘/˘/6B
Praising his name,—/˘˘/4C
Ye who have felt his blood/˘˘/˘/6D
Sealing your peace with God,/˘˘/˘/6E
Sound his dear name abroad,/˘//˘/6F
Worthy the Lamb !/˘˘/4G
Verse 3
Join, all ye ransomed race,////˘/6A
Our Lord and God to bless :/˘/˘/˘/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.