Hymns and Tunes 1886 40
ALL ye nations, praise the Lord
240, 272, 16
1ALL ye nations, praise the Lord,
All ye lands, your voices raise;
Heaven and earth, with loud accord,
Praise the Lord, forever praise.
2For his truth and mercy stand,
Past and present and to be,
Like the years of his right hand,
Like his own eternity.
3Praise him, ye who know his love;
Praise him from the depths beneath;
Praise him in the heights above;
Praise your Maker, all that breathe.
- Meter
- 240, 272, 16
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.8.7 · the hymnal prints 240, 272, 16
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- trochaic (DUM-da) · 70% of beats fit
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Verse 1
ALL ye nations, praise the Lord,///˘/˘/7A
All ye lands, your voices raise;///˘/˘/7B
Heaven and earth, with loud accord,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Praise the Lord, forever praise./˘/˘/˘/7B
Verse 2
For his truth and mercy stand,˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Past and present and to be,/˘/˘˘˘˘7B
Like the years of his right hand,/˘/˘˘//7A
Like his own eternity./˘/˘/˘˘7C
Verse 3
Praise him, ye who know his love;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Praise him from the depths beneath;/˘˘˘/˘/7B
Praise him in the heights above;/˘˘˘/˘/7A
Praise your Maker, all that breathe./˘/˘/˘/7C
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.