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Hymns and Tunes 1886 42

PRAISE the Lord! ye heavens, adore him

162, 277, 130

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1PRAISE the Lord! ye heavens, adore him;
Praise him, angels in the light;
Sun and moon, rejoice before him;
Praise him, all ye stars of night.

2Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken;
Worlds his mighty voice obeyed;
Laws which never shall be broken,
For their guidance he hath made.

3Praise the Lord, for he is glorious;
Never shall his promise fail;
God hath made his saints victorious,
Sin and death shall not prevail.

4Praise the God of our salvation;
Hosts on high his power proclaim;
Heaven and earth, and all creation,
Laud and magnify his name.

Also sung to
Hyfrydol (SDA Hymnal #26); Adeste Fideles (Christ in Song #297)
Meter
162, 277, 130

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The verse

Meter
9.7.8.7 · the hymnal prints 162, 277, 130
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 62% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

PRAISE the Lord! ye heavens, adore him;/˘///˘˘/˘9A
Praise him, angels in the light;/˘/˘˘˘/7B
Sun and moon, rejoice before him;/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Praise him, all ye stars of night./˘///˘/7B

Verse 2

Praise the Lord, for he hath spoken;/˘/˘˘//˘8A
Worlds his mighty voice obeyed;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Laws which never shall be broken,/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A
For their guidance he hath made.˘˘/˘˘//7B

Verse 3

Praise the Lord, for he is glorious;/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘9A
Never shall his promise fail;/˘˘˘/˘/7B
God hath made his saints victorious,///˘/˘/˘˘9A
Sin and death shall not prevail./˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 4

Praise the God of our salvation;/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9A
Hosts on high his power proclaim;/˘/˘/˘˘/8B
Heaven and earth, and all creation,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
Laud and magnify his name./˘/˘/˘/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.