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Hymns and Tunes 1886 43

PRAISE to thee, thou great Creator

277, 162, 130

1PRAISE to thee, thou great Creator!
Praise to thee from every tongue!
Join, my soul, with every creature,
Join the universal song.

2Father, source of all compassion,
Pure, unbounded grace to thee;
Hail the God of our salvation,
Praise the Holy Trinity.

3For thy countless blessing given,
For the hope of future joy,
Sound his name through earth and heaven,
Let thy praise our tongues employ.

4Joyfully on earth adore him,
Till in heaven your song you raise;
Then, enraptured, fall before him,
Lost in wonder, love, and praise.

Meter: 277, 162, 130

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The verse

Meter: 8.8.9.7 · the hymnal prints 277, 162, 130
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 68% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCD

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Verse 1

PRAISE to thee, thou great Creator!/˘///˘/˘8A

Praise to thee from every tongue!/˘/˘/˘˘/8B

Join, my soul, with every creature,/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9C

Join the universal song./˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 2

Father, source of all compassion,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Pure, unbounded grace to thee;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Hail the God of our salvation,/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9C

Praise the Holy Trinity./˘/˘/˘˘7D

Verse 3

For thy countless blessing given,˘//˘/˘/˘8A

For the hope of future joy,˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Sound his name through earth and heaven,/˘///˘/˘8C

Let thy praise our tongues employ.////˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

Joyfully on earth adore him,/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A

Till in heaven your song you raise;/˘/˘˘/˘/8B

Then, enraptured, fall before him,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Lost in wonder, love, and praise./˘/˘/˘/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.