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Hymns and Tunes 1886 104

Come, let us sing the song of songs

Tune: RussiaL.M.

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1Come, let us sing the song of songs,—
The angels first began the strain,—
The homage which to Christ belongs:
"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"

2Slain to redeem us by his blood,
To cleanse from every sinful stain,
And make us kings and priests to God:
"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"

3To him who suffered on the tree,
Our souls, at his soul's price, to gain,
Blessing, and praise, and glory be:
"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"

4To him enthroned by filial right,
All power in heaven and earth proclaim,
Honor, and majesty, and might:
"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"

5Long as we live, and when we die,
And while in heaven with him we reign,
This song our song of songs shall be:
"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"

Tune
Russia
Meter
L.M.
Scripture
Revelation 5:12

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 57% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Come, let us sing the song of songs,—//˘/˘/˘/8A
The angels first began the strain,—˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
The homage which to Christ belongs:˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"/˘˘/˘˘˘/8B

Verse 2

Slain to redeem us by his blood,/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
To cleanse from every sinful stain,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
And make us kings and priests to God:˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"/˘˘/˘˘˘/8B

Verse 3

To him who suffered on the tree,˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Our souls, at his soul's price, to gain,˘/˘˘//˘/8B
Blessing, and praise, and glory be:/˘˘/˘/˘˘8A
"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"/˘˘/˘˘˘/8B

Verse 4

To him enthroned by filial right,˘˘???˘/˘˘/10A
All power in heaven and earth proclaim,//˘/˘/˘/8B*
Honor, and majesty, and might:/˘˘/˘˘˘˘8A
"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"/˘˘/˘˘˘/8C

Verse 5

Long as we live, and when we die,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And while in heaven with him we reign,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B*
This song our song of songs shall be:˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
"Worthy the Lamb, for he was slain!"/˘˘/˘˘˘/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.