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Hymns and Tunes 1886 46

Be joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth

Music: F. E. BeldinTune: Thanksgiving11s & 8s

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1Be joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth; O serve him with gladness and fear!
Exult in his presence with music and mirth, With love and devotion draw near.

2Jehovah is God, and Jehovah alone,
Creator and ruler o'er all;
And we are his people, his scepter we own,
His sheep, and we follow his call.

3O enter his gates with thanksgiving and song,
Your vows in his temple proclaim;
His praise with melodious accordance prolong,
And bless his adorable name.

4For good is the Lord, inexpressibly good,
And we are the work of his hand;
His mercy and truth from eternity stood,
And shall to eternity stand.

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The verse

Meter
11.8.11.8 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 29% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Be joyful in God, all ye lands of the earth;˘/˘˘////˘˘/11A
O serve him with gladness and fear!˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
Exult in his presence with music and mirth,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
With love and devotion draw near.˘/˘˘/˘//8B

Verse 2

Jehovah is God, and Jehovah alone,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
Creator and ruler o'er all;˘/˘˘/˘//8B
And we are his people, his scepter we own,˘˘˘˘/˘˘??˘/11A
His sheep, and we follow his call.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 3

O enter his gates with thanksgiving and song,˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/11A
Your vows in his temple proclaim;˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
His praise with melodious accordance prolong,˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/12A
And bless his adorable name.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 4

For good is the Lord, inexpressibly good,˘/˘˘/?????/11A
And we are the work of his hand;˘˘˘˘/˘˘/8B
His mercy and truth from eternity stood,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
And shall to eternity stand.˘˘˘˘/˘˘/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.