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Hymns and Tunes 1886 350

All People That on Earth Do Dwell

Words: William KetheMusic: Guillaume FrancTune: Old HundredthL.M.

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1All people that on earth do dwell,
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;
Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell;
Come ye before him, and rejoice.

2Know that the Lord is God indeed;
Without our aid he did us make;
We are his flock, he doth us feed,
And for his sheep he doth us take.

3O enter then his gates with praise,
Approach with joy his courts unto;
Praise, laud, and bless his name always,
For it is seemly so to do.

4For why? the Lord our God is good;
His mercy is for ever sure;
His truth at all times firmly stood,
And shall from age to age endure.

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L.M.

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 69% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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Verse 1

All people that on earth do dwell,//˘˘˘/˘/8A
Sing to the Lord with cheerful voice;/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Him serve with mirth, his praise forth tell;˘/˘/˘///8A
Come ye before him, and rejoice.//˘/˘˘˘/8B

Verse 2

Know that the Lord is God indeed;/˘˘/˘///8A
Without our aid he did us make;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B
We are his flock, he doth us feed,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And for his sheep he doth us take.˘˘˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

O enter then his gates with praise,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Approach with joy his courts unto;˘/˘/˘//˘8B
Praise, laud, and bless his name always,//˘/˘///8A
For it is seemly so to do.˘˘˘/˘˘˘˘8C

Verse 4

For why? the Lord our God is good;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
His mercy is for ever sure;˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B
His truth at all times firmly stood,˘/˘///˘/8A
And shall from age to age endure.˘˘˘/˘/˘/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.