Millennial Harp 20
Praise the Lord, All Ye Nations
1Praise the Lord, all ye nations,
Praise him, all ye people;
For his merciful kindness is great toward us,
And the truth of the Lord endureth forever.
2Praise ye the Lord from the heavens,
Praise him in the heights;
Praise ye him, all his angels,
Praise ye him, all his hosts.
3Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord,
Praise ye the Lord;
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Praise ye the Lord!
The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.12.12
- Foot
- dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 37% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Praise the Lord, all ye nations,/˘////˘7A
Praise him, all ye people;/˘///˘6B
For his merciful kindness is great toward us,˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘12C
And the truth of the Lord endureth forever.˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘12D
Verse 2
Praise ye the Lord from the heavens,//˘/˘˘/˘8A
Praise him in the heights;/˘˘˘/5B
Praise ye him, all his angels,//˘/˘/˘7C
Praise ye him, all his hosts.//˘/˘/6D
Verse 3
Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord,//˘/˘///˘/10A
Praise ye the Lord;//˘/4A
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Praise ye the Lord!//˘/4A
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.