Hymns and Tunes 1876 40
Hymn 40
1BE joyful in God, to whom praises belong,
O!, every line speaks of glad feeling;
Exalt in his presence with music and song,
With love and devotion from man.
2The Lord he is God, and Jehovah alone,
Creator and Ruler o'er all;
And we are his people, his scepter we own;
His sheep, and we follow his call.
3O! enter his gates with thanksgiving and praise,
Your vows in his temple proclaim!
His goodness declare in harmonious lays,
And bless his perpetual name.
- Also sung to
- Thanksgiving (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #46)
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 11.10.11.8
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 31% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
BE joyful in God, to whom praises belong,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
O!, every line speaks of glad feeling;˘/˘˘//˘//˘10B
Exalt in his presence with music and song,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
With love and devotion from man.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8C
Verse 2
The Lord he is God, and Jehovah alone,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
Creator and Ruler o'er all;˘/˘˘/˘//8B
And we are his people, his scepter we own;˘˘˘˘/˘˘??˘/11A
His sheep, and we follow his call.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
Verse 3
O! enter his gates with thanksgiving and praise,˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/11A
Your vows in his temple proclaim!˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
His goodness declare in harmonious lays,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
And bless his perpetual name.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
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.