Hymns and Tunes 1886 23
From all that dwell below the skies
Music: Orlando GibbonsTune: AngelsL.M.
1From all that dwell below the skies
Let the Creator's praise arise;
Let his almighty name be sung,
Through every land, by every tongue.
2Eternal are thy mercies, Lord,
Eternal truth attends thy word;
Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore,
Till suns shall rise and set no more.
3Your lofty themes, ye mortals, bring,
In songs of praise divinely sing;
God's great salvation loud proclaim,
And shout for joy his glorious name.
4In every land begin the song,
To every land the strains belong;
In cheerful sounds all voices raise,
And fill the world with loudest praise.
- Music
- Orlando Gibbons
- Tune
- Angels
- Also sung to
- Old Hundredth (Church Hymnal #2, Christ in Song #289)
- Meter
- L.M.
- Scripture
- Psalm 117
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 81% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
Could also be sung to Duke Street, Germany, Deus Tuorum Militum, Federal Street, Alway · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”
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