Hymns for Second Advent Believers 26
WORTHY IS THE LAMB
1WORTHY, worthy is the Lamb,
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb,
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb
That was slain;
RefrainGlory, hallelujah, praise him, hallelujah,
Glory, hallelujah to the Lamb.
2Saviour, let thy kingdom come!
Now the Man of Sin consume—
Bring thy blest Millennium.
Holy Lamb, &c.
3Thus may we each moment feel,
Love him, serve him, praise him still,
Till we all on Zion's hill
See the Lamb, &c.
- Also sung to
- Worthy (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #135)
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.7.3
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 69% of beats fit
- Rhyme
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Verse 1
WORTHY, worthy is the Lamb,/˘/˘˘˘/7A
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb,/˘/˘˘˘/7A
Worthy, worthy is the Lamb/˘/˘˘˘/7A
That was slain;˘˘/3B
Verse 2
Saviour, let thy kingdom come!/˘˘///˘/8A
Now the Man of Sin consume—/˘/˘/˘/7B
Bring thy blest Millennium.///˘/˘˘7C
Holy Lamb, &c./˘//4D
Verse 3
Thus may we each moment feel,/˘˘//˘/7A
Love him, serve him, praise him still,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Till we all on Zion's hill/˘/˘/˘/7B
See the Lamb, &c./˘//4C
Refrain
Glory, hallelujah, praise him, hallelujah,/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘12A
Glory, hallelujah to the Lamb./˘/˘/˘˘˘/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.