Hymns and Tunes 1886 112
Come, let us join our cheerful songs
Words: Isaac WattsC.M.
1Come, let us join our cheerful songs
With angels round the throne;
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues,
But all their joys are one.
2Worthy the Lamb who died, they cry,
To be exalted thus;
Worthy the Lamb, our hearts reply,
For he was slain for us.
3Jesus is worthy to receive
Honor and power divine;
And blessings more than we can give,
Be, Lord, forever thine.
- Words
- Isaac Watts
- Meter
- C.M.
- Scripture
- Revelation 5:11-12
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 67% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”
Verse 1
Come, let us join our cheerful songs//˘/˘/˘/8A
With angels round the throne;˘/˘/˘/6B
Ten thousand thousand are their tongues,//˘/˘˘˘/8C
But all their joys are one.˘/˘/˘/6D
Verse 2
Worthy the Lamb who died, they cry,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
To be exalted thus;˘˘˘/˘/6B
Worthy the Lamb, our hearts reply,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
For he was slain for us.˘˘˘/˘˘6B
Verse 3
Jesus is worthy to receive/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A
Honor and power divine;/˘˘/˘/6B*
And blessings more than we can give,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
Be, Lord, forever thine.˘/˘/˘/6B
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.