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Hymns and Tunes 1876 46

Hymn 46

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1PRAISE the Lord ! ye heavens adore him ;
Praise him, angels in the height ;
Sun and moon rejoice before him ;
Praise him, all ye stars of light !

2Praise the Lord ! for he hath spoken ;
Worlds his mighty voice obeyed ;
Laws which never shall be broken
For their guidance he hath made.

3Praise the Lord, for he is glorious ;
Never shall his promise fail ;
God hath made his saints victorious ;
Sin and death shall not prevail.

4Praise the God of our salvation ;
Hosts on high his power proclaim ;
Heaven and earth, and all creation,
Laud and magnify his name.

Also sung to
Hyfrydol (SDA Hymnal #26); Adeste Fideles (Christ in Song #297)

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The verse

Meter
9.7.8.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 62% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

PRAISE the Lord ! ye heavens adore him ;/˘///˘˘/˘9A
Praise him, angels in the height ;/˘/˘˘˘/7B
Sun and moon rejoice before him ;/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Praise him, all ye stars of light !/˘///˘/7B

Verse 2

Praise the Lord ! for he hath spoken ;/˘/˘˘//˘8A
Worlds his mighty voice obeyed ;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Laws which never shall be broken/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
For their guidance he hath made.˘˘/˘˘//7B

Verse 3

Praise the Lord, for he is glorious ;/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘9A
Never shall his promise fail ;/˘˘˘/˘/7B
God hath made his saints victorious ;///˘/˘/˘˘9A
Sin and death shall not prevail./˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 4

Praise the God of our salvation ;/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9A
Hosts on high his power proclaim ;/˘/˘/˘˘/8B
Heaven and earth, and all creation,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Laud and magnify his name./˘/˘/˘/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.