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Hymns and Tunes 1886 99

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty

Words: Jean de DruckTune: NiceaP.M.

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1Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!
God over all, who rules in love and majesty.

2Holy, holy, holy! angels adore thee,
Casting down their bright crowns around the glassy sea;
Thousands, and ten thousands worship low before thee,
Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.

3Holy, holy, holy! though darkness hide thee,
Though the eye of man thy great glory may not see;
Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
Perfect in power, in love and purity.

Tune
Nicea
Also sung to
Nicaea (SDA Hymnal #73, Church Hymnal #73, Hymns and Tunes 1886 #403)
Meter
P.M.

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The verse

Meter
11.13.12.12
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 47% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty!/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘11A
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee;/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/13B
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘12A
God over all, who rules in love and majesty.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘12C

Verse 2

Holy, holy, holy! angels adore thee,/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//11A
Casting down their bright crowns around the glassy sea;/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/12A
Thousands, and ten thousands worship low before thee,/˘˘//˘/˘/˘//12A
Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.˘/˘/˘/˘//˘10A

Verse 3

Holy, holy, holy! though darkness hide thee,/˘/˘/˘//˘//11A
Though the eye of man thy great glory may not see;/˘/˘////˘˘˘/12A
Only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,/˘///˘/˘/˘//12A
Perfect in power, in love and purity.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘11B

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.