Hymns and Tunes 1886 12
WITH joy we lift up our eyes
639, 761, 406
1WITH joy we lift up our eyes
To those bright realms above,
That glorious temple in the skies,
Where dwells eternal love.
2Before thy throne we bow,
O thou almighty King!
Here we present our solemn vow,
And hymns of praise we sing.
3While in thy house we kneel
With trust and holy fear,
Thy mercy and thy truth reveal,
And lend a gracious ear.
4Lord, teach our hearts to pray,
And tune our lips to sing;
And from thy presence cast away
The sacrifice we bring.
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- 639, 761, 406
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- 8.6.9.6 · the hymnal prints 639, 761, 406
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
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Verse 1
WITH joy we lift up our eyes˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
To those bright realms above,˘˘//˘/6B
That glorious temple in the skies,˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/9A
Where dwells eternal love.//˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
Before thy throne we bow,˘///˘/6A
O thou almighty King!˘/˘/˘/6B
Here we present our solemn vow,/˘/˘/˘/˘/9A
And hymns of praise we sing.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
While in thy house we kneel/˘//˘/6A
With trust and holy fear,˘/˘/˘/6B
Thy mercy and thy truth reveal,//˘˘//˘/8A
And lend a gracious ear.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 4
Lord, teach our hearts to pray,///˘/˘/7A
And tune our lips to sing;˘//˘/˘/7B
And from thy presence cast away˘˘//˘/˘/8A
The sacrifice we bring.˘/˘/˘/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.