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Hymns and Tunes 1886 62

The Lord is King! lift up thy voice

Music: Charles MeinekeTune: 292, 396, 64292, 396, 64

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1The Lord is King! lift up thy voice,
O earth, and all ye heavens, rejoice!
From world to world the joy shall ring,
The Lord omnipotent is King!

2The Lord is King! who then shall dare
Resist his will, distrust his care,
Or murmur at his wise decrees,
Or doubt his royal promises?

3He reigns! ye saints, exalt your strains,
Your God is King, your Father reigns;
And he is at the Father's side,
The Man of love, the Crucified.

4Come, make your wants, your burdens known,
He will present them at the throne;
And angel bands are waiting there
His messages of love to bear.

5The Lord is King! child of the dust,
The Judge of all the earth is just;
Holy and true are all his ways;
Let every creature speak his praise.

Tune
292, 396, 64
Meter
292, 396, 64

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The verse

Meter
8.9.8.8 · the hymnal prints 292, 396, 64
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

The Lord is King! lift up thy voice,˘/˘//˘//8A
O earth, and all ye heavens, rejoice!˘/˘///˘˘/9A
From world to world the joy shall ring,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
The Lord omnipotent is King!˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B

Verse 2

The Lord is King! who then shall dare˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Resist his will, distrust his care,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
Or murmur at his wise decrees,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B
Or doubt his royal promises?˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C

Verse 3

He reigns! ye saints, exalt your strains,˘///˘/˘/8A
Your God is King, your Father reigns;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And he is at the Father's side,˘˘˘˘˘/˘/8B
The Man of love, the Crucified.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

Come, make your wants, your burdens known,//˘/˘/˘/8A
He will present them at the throne;˘˘/˘˘˘˘/8A
And angel bands are waiting there˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
His messages of love to bear.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B

Verse 5

The Lord is King! child of the dust,˘/˘//˘˘/8A
The Judge of all the earth is just;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Holy and true are all his ways;/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Let every creature speak his praise.//˘˘/˘/˘/9B

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.