Millennial Harp 18
Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
1Holy, holy, holy Lord,
God of hosts, thy name we praise;
Heavenly hosts proclaim thy word,
Filled with wonder and amaze.
2Cherubim and seraphim
Bow before thy sacred throne;
With their voices sweet and dim,
Make thy glorious presence known.
3We, thy people, gathered here,
Join the everlasting song;
Let our voices, loud and clear,
Swell the praise of heaven's throng.
The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.8.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 61% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Holy, holy, holy Lord,/˘/˘/˘/7A
God of hosts, thy name we praise;/˘///˘/7B
Heavenly hosts proclaim thy word,/˘˘/˘///8C
Filled with wonder and amaze./˘/˘˘˘/7B
Verse 2
Cherubim and seraphim???˘/˘/7A
Bow before thy sacred throne;/˘///˘/7B
With their voices sweet and dim,˘˘/˘/˘/7C
Make thy glorious presence known.///˘˘/˘/8B
Verse 3
We, thy people, gathered here,˘//˘/˘/7A
Join the everlasting song;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Let our voices, loud and clear,//˘/˘/˘/8A
Swell the praise of heaven's throng./˘/˘/˘/7B
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.