Hymns and Tunes 1886 22
My God, my King, thy various praise
1My God, my King, thy various praise
Shall fill the remnant of my days;
Thy love shall sound from shore to shore,
With humble prayer and grateful song.
2The wings of every hour shall bear
Some thankful tribute to thine ear;
And every setting sun shall see
New works of duty done for thee.
3Let distant climes and nations raise
The long succession of thy praise;
And every kindred make thy song
The joy and triumph of their tongue.
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The verse
- Meter
- 9.8.8.8
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 58% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABC
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Verse 1
My God, my King, thy various praise˘/˘///˘˘/9A
Shall fill the remnant of my days;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Thy love shall sound from shore to shore,//˘/˘/˘/8B
With humble prayer and grateful song.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Verse 2
The wings of every hour shall bear˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A
Some thankful tribute to thine ear;//˘/˘˘//8B
And every setting sun shall see˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9C
New works of duty done for thee.//˘/˘/˘/8C
Verse 3
Let distant climes and nations raise//˘/˘/˘/8A
The long succession of thy praise;˘/˘/˘˘//8A
And every kindred make thy song˘/˘˘/˘///9B
The joy and triumph of their tongue.˘/˘/˘˘˘/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.