Hymns and Tunes 1886 32
COME, sound his praise abroad
26, 71, 151
1COME, sound his praise abroad,
And hymns of glory sing;
Jehovah is the sovereign God,
The universal King.
2He formed the deeps unknown,
He gave the seas their bound;
The watery worlds are all his own,
And all the solid ground.
3Come, worship at his throne,
Come, bow before the Lord;
We are his work, and not our own,
He formed us by his word.
4To-day attend his voice,
Nor dare provoke his rod;
Come, like the people of his choice,
And own your gracious God.
- Meter
- 26, 71, 151
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The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 26, 71, 151
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
- Rhyme
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Verse 1
COME, sound his praise abroad,//˘/˘/6A
And hymns of glory sing;˘/˘/˘/6B
Jehovah is the sovereign God,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
The universal King.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
He formed the deeps unknown,˘/˘/˘/6A
He gave the seas their bound;˘/˘/˘/6B
The watery worlds are all his own,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9A
And all the solid ground.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
Come, worship at his throne,//˘˘˘/6A
Come, bow before the Lord;//˘/˘/6B
We are his work, and not our own,˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A
He formed us by his word.˘/˘˘˘/6C
Verse 4
To-day attend his voice,˘/˘/˘/6A
Nor dare provoke his rod;˘/˘/˘/6B
Come, like the people of his choice,//˘/˘˘˘/8A
And own your gracious God.˘/˘/˘/6B
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.