Hymns and Tunes 1886 33
SING to the Lord, our Might
8, 538, 161
1SING to the Lord, our Might,—
With holy fervor sing;
Let hearts and instruments unite
To praise our heavenly King.
2As unto them of old,
Who roamed this wilderness,
Our God is still above his fold,
To pity and to bless.
3Then let us open wide
Our hearts for that to shine;
And he who Israel's steps did guide
Will help his people shine.
- Meter
- 8, 538, 161
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.8.8 · the hymnal prints 8, 538, 161
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 44% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
SING to the Lord, our Might,—/˘˘//˘˘7A
With holy fervor sing;˘/˘/˘/6B
Let hearts and instruments unite//˘/˘˘//8A
To praise our heavenly King.˘//˘/˘˘/8B
Verse 2
As unto them of old,˘/˘˘˘/6A
Who roamed this wilderness,˘/˘/˘˘6B
Our God is still above his fold,/˘/˘/˘/˘/9A
To pity and to bless.˘/˘˘˘/6C
Verse 3
Then let us open wide//˘/˘/6A
Our hearts for that to shine;/˘/˘˘˘/7B
And he who Israel's steps did guide˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Will help his people shine.˘/˘/˘/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.