Hymns and Tunes 1886 128
Sound, sound the truth abroad!
Words: Thomas KellyS.M.
1Sound, sound the truth abroad!
Bear ye the word of God
Through the wide world;
Tell what our Lord has done,
Tell how the fight is won,
And from his lofty throne
Satan is hurled.
2Ye who, forsaking all
At your loved Master's call,
Comforts resign;
Soon will your work be done,
Soon will the prize be won;
Brighter than yonder sun
Then shall ye shine.
- Words
- Thomas Kelly
- Meter
- S.M.
- Scripture
- Luke 10:18; Revelation 12:9
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.4.7.6.6.4 · the hymnal prints S.M.
- Foot
- dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 57% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCDDEC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Sound, sound the truth abroad!//˘/˘/6A
Bear ye the word of God//˘/˘/6B
Through the wide world;/˘//4C
Tell what our Lord has done,/˘/˘/˘/7D
Tell how the fight is won,//˘/˘/6D
And from his lofty throne˘˘˘/˘/6E
Satan is hurled./˘˘/4C
Verse 2
Ye who, forsaking all/˘˘/˘/6A
At your loved Master's call,˘˘//˘/6A
Comforts resign;/˘˘/4B
Soon will your work be done,/˘˘/˘/6C
Soon will the prize be won;/˘˘/˘/6C
Brighter than yonder sun/˘˘/˘/6C
Then shall ye shine./˘//4B
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.