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Hymns and Tunes 1886 31

STAND up, and bless the Lord

60, 55, 691

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1STAND up, and bless the Lord,
Ye people of his choice;
Stand up, and bless the Lord your God,
With heart and soul and voice.

2Though high above all praise,
Above all blessing high,
Who would not fear his holy name,
And laud and magnify?

3O for his love divine
From his own altar brought,
To touch our lips, our souls inspire,
And wing to heaven our thought!

4God is our strength and song,
And his salvation ours;
Then be his love in Christ proclaimed
With all our ransomed powers.

Also sung to
Beatitudo (Christ in Song #333)
Meter
60, 55, 691

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The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 60, 55, 691
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 55% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

STAND up, and bless the Lord,/˘˘/˘/6A
Ye people of his choice;//˘˘˘/6B
Stand up, and bless the Lord your God,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
With heart and soul and voice.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Though high above all praise,//˘///6A
Above all blessing high,˘///˘/6B
Who would not fear his holy name,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C
And laud and magnify?˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

O for his love divine˘˘˘/˘/6A
From his own altar brought,˘˘//˘/6B
To touch our lips, our souls inspire,˘//˘//˘///10C
And wing to heaven our thought!˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

God is our strength and song,/˘/˘/˘/7A
And his salvation ours;˘˘˘/˘/˘7B
Then be his love in Christ proclaimed/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
With all our ransomed powers.˘//˘/˘/˘8B

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.