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Millennial Harp 109

Come, Let Us Sing

8.8.8.8

1Come, let us sing the song of songs The angels first began the strain The homage which to Christ belongs: "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!"

2Slain to redeem us by His blood, To cleanse from every stain, And make us kings and priests to God: "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!"

3To Him who suffered on the tree, Our souls, at His soul's price, Blessing, and honor, and majesty: "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!"

4To Him, enthroned by filial right All power in heaven and earth pro-claim, Honor, and glory, and might: "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!"

5Long as we live, and when we die, And while in heaven with Him we reign, This song of songs shall be: "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!"

Also sung to: Russia (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #104)
Meter: 8.8.8.8

The verse

Meter: 32 · the hymnal prints 8.8.8.8
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 35% of beats fit
Rhyme: A

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Verse 1

Come, let us sing the song of songs The angels first began the strain The homage which to Christ belongs: "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!"//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘/32A

Verse 2

Slain to redeem us by His blood, To cleanse from every stain, And make us kings and priests to God: "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!"/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘/31A

Verse 3

To Him who suffered on the tree, Our souls, at His soul's price, Blessing, and honor, and majesty: "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!"˘˘˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘˘///˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/32A

Verse 4

To Him, enthroned by filial right All power in heaven and earth pro-claim, Honor, and glory, and might: "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!"˘˘???˘/˘˘///˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/35A

Verse 5

Long as we live, and when we die, And while in heaven with Him we reign, This song of songs shall be: "Worthy the Lamb, for He was slain!"/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/31A

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.