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Hymns and Tunes 1886 34

Praise ye Je-ho-vah's name

Music: Henry CareyTune: America6s & 4s

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1Praise ye Je-ho-vah's name, Praise through his courts proclaim,
Rise and a-dore. High o'er the
heavens a-bove, Sound his great acts of love,
While his rich grace we prove
Fast as his power.

2Now let the trumpet raise
Sounds of triumphant praise,
Wide as his fame.
There let the harp be found;
Organs of solemn sound,
Roll your deep notes around,
Filled with his name.

3While his high praise you sing,
Shake every sounding string;
Sweet the accord!
He vital breath bestows;
Let every breath that flows,
His noble fame disclose;
Praise ye the Lord.

Meter
6s & 4s
Scripture
Psalm 150

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
12.7.10.6.5 · the hymnal prints 6s & 4s
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 54% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABCCCB
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Praise ye Je-ho-vah's name, Praise through his courts proclaim,//˘/˘///˘/˘/12A
Rise and a-dore. High o'er the/˘˘///˘7B
heavens a-bove, Sound his great acts of love,/˘˘//˘//˘/10C
While his rich grace we prove/˘//˘/6D
Fast as his power./˘˘/˘5E

Verse 2

Now let the trumpet raise//˘/˘/6A
Sounds of triumphant praise,/˘˘/˘/6A
Wide as his fame./˘˘/4B
There let the harp be found;//˘/˘/6C
Organs of solemn sound,/˘˘/˘/6C
Roll your deep notes around,/˘//˘/6C
Filled with his name./˘˘/4B

Verse 3

While his high praise you sing,/˘//˘/6A
Shake every sounding string;//˘˘/˘/7A
Sweet the accord!/˘˘/4B
He vital breath bestows;˘/˘/˘/6C
Let every breath that flows,//˘˘/˘/7C
His noble fame disclose;˘/˘/˘/6C
Praise ye the Lord.//˘/4B

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.