Millennial Harp 19
Come, Let Us Worship
1Come, let us worship and bow down,
Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;
He is our God, and we are his people,
The sheep of his pasture, his care to take.
2O come, let us sing unto the Lord,
Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation;
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving,
And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms of adoration.
3For the Lord is a great God,
And a great King above all gods;
In his hands are the deep places of the earth,
The strength of the hills is his also.
The verse
- Meter
- 8.11.11.10
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 37% of beats fit
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Verse 1
Come, let us worship and bow down,//˘/˘˘//8A
Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker;/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘11B
He is our God, and we are his people,˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘11C
The sheep of his pasture, his care to take.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/10D
Verse 2
O come, let us sing unto the Lord,˘//˘//˘˘/9A
Let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation;/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘16B
Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving,/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘12C
And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms of adoration.˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘16B
Verse 3
For the Lord is a great God,˘˘/˘˘//7A
And a great King above all gods;˘˘//˘///8B
In his hands are the deep places of the earth,˘˘/˘˘//˘˘˘/11C
The strength of the hills is his also.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘9D
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.