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Hymns and Tunes 1886 20

Servants of God, in joyful lays

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1Servants of God, in joyful lays
Sing ye the Lord Jehovah's praise;
His glorious name let all adore,
From age to age, forevermore.

2Who is like God? so great, so high,
He bows himself to view the sky;
And yet, with condescending grace,
Looks down upon the human race.

3He hears the uncomplaining moan
Of those who sit and weep alone;
He lifts the mourner from the dust;
In him the poor may safely trust.

4O then aloud, in joyful lays,
Sing ye the Lord Jehovah's praise;
His saving name let all adore,
From age to age, forevermore.

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The verse

Meter
8.8.9.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 76% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Servants of God, in joyful lays/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Sing ye the Lord Jehovah's praise;//˘/˘/˘/8A
His glorious name let all adore,˘/˘˘///˘/9B
From age to age, forevermore.˘/˘/????8C

Verse 2

Who is like God? so great, so high,˘˘//˘/˘/8A
He bows himself to view the sky;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And yet, with condescending grace,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
Looks down upon the human race.//˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

He hears the uncomplaining moan˘/˘????/8A
Of those who sit and weep alone;˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
He lifts the mourner from the dust;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B
In him the poor may safely trust.˘˘˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

O then aloud, in joyful lays,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Sing ye the Lord Jehovah's praise;//˘/˘/˘/8A
His saving name let all adore,˘/˘///˘/8B
From age to age, forevermore.˘/˘/????8C

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.