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Hymns and Tunes 1886 39

PRAISE the Lord—his power confess

240, 16, 273

1PRAISE the Lord—his power confess;
Praise him in his holiness;
Praise him as the choirs inspires,
Praise him as his fame requires.

2Let the trumpet's lofty sound
Spread the loudest notes around;
Let the harp unite its praise,
With the sacred minstrel's lays.

3Let the organ join its voice;
God, the Lord of righteousness;
Tune your voice to spread the joy
Of the great Jehovah's name.

4All who dwell beneath his light,
In his praise your hearts unite;
While the stream of song is poured,
Praise and magnify the Lord.

Meter: 240, 16, 273

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The verse

Meter: 8.7.7.8 · the hymnal prints 240, 16, 273
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 81% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCD

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Verse 1

PRAISE the Lord—his power confess;/˘/˘/˘˘/8A

Praise him in his holiness;/˘˘˘/˘˘7B

Praise him as the choirs inspires,/˘˘˘///7C

Praise him as his fame requires./˘˘˘/˘/˘8D

Verse 2

Let the trumpet's lofty sound/˘/˘/˘/7A

Spread the loudest notes around;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Let the harp unite its praise,/˘///˘/7B

With the sacred minstrel's lays.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

Let the organ join its voice;/˘/˘/˘/7A

God, the Lord of righteousness;/˘/˘/˘˘7B

Tune your voice to spread the joy/˘/˘/˘/7C

Of the great Jehovah's name.˘˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 4

All who dwell beneath his light,/˘/˘/˘/7A

In his praise your hearts unite;˘˘/˘///7A

While the stream of song is poured,/˘/˘/˘/7B

Praise and magnify the Lord./˘/˘/˘/7B

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.