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Millennial Harp 18

Rejoice! The Lord is King

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1Rejoice! the Lord is King!
Your Lord and King adore;
Ye ransomed saints, give thanks and
sing,
And triumph evermore!

2The mighty Savior reigns,
The God of truth and love;
When he himself had purged our
stains,
He took his seat above.

3His kingdom cannot fail;
He rules o'er earth and heaven;
The sovereign keys of death and hell
Into his hands are given.

4He sits at God's right hand,
Till all his foes submit,
And humbly bow to his command,
And fall beneath his feet.

5Rejoice in glorious hope!
Jesus, the Judge, shall come,
And take his waiting servants up
To their eternal home.

Also sung to
Darwall's 148th (SDA Hymnal #221)

The verse

Meter
6.6.7.1.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 74% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCAB
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Verse 1

Rejoice! the Lord is King!˘/˘/˘/6A
Your Lord and King adore;˘/˘/˘/6B
Ye ransomed saints, give thanks and//˘///˘7C
sing,/1A
And triumph evermore!˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

The mighty Savior reigns,˘/˘/˘/6A
The God of truth and love;˘/˘/˘/6B
When he himself had purged our/˘˘/˘//˘8C
stains,/1A
He took his seat above.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

His kingdom cannot fail;˘/˘/˘/6A
He rules o'er earth and heaven;˘///˘/˘7B
The sovereign keys of death and hell˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Into his hands are given./˘˘/˘/˘7D

Verse 4

He sits at God's right hand,˘/˘///6A
Till all his foes submit,//˘/˘/6B
And humbly bow to his command,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
And fall beneath his feet.˘/˘/˘/6C

Verse 5

Rejoice in glorious hope!˘/˘/˘˘/7A
Jesus, the Judge, shall come,/˘˘/˘/6B
And take his waiting servants up˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
To their eternal home.˘˘˘/˘/6D

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.