Hymns and Tunes 1886 135
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb
1Worthy, worthy is the Lamb,
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb;
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb
That was slain.
Glory, hallelujah!
Praise him, hallelujah!
Glory, hallelujah!
To the Lamb.
2Saviour, let thy kingdom come!
Now the man of sin consume;
Bring thy blest millennium,
Holy Lamb.
3Thus may we each moment feel,
Love him, serve him, praise him still,
Till we all on Zion's hill
See the Lamb.
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.7.3.6.6.6.3
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 76% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AAABCCCA
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Verse 1
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb,/˘/˘˘˘/7A
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb;/˘/˘˘˘/7A
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb/˘/˘˘˘/7A
That was slain.˘˘/3B
Glory, hallelujah!/˘/˘/˘6C
Praise him, hallelujah!/˘/˘/˘6C
Glory, hallelujah!/˘/˘/˘6C
To the Lamb.˘˘/3A
Verse 2
Saviour, let thy kingdom come!/˘˘///˘/8A
Now the man of sin consume;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Bring thy blest millennium,///˘/˘˘7C
Holy Lamb./˘/3D
Verse 3
Thus may we each moment feel,/˘˘//˘/7A
Love him, serve him, praise him still,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Till we all on Zion's hill/˘/˘/˘/7B
See the Lamb./˘/3C
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.