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Millennial Harp 23

The God of Abraham

1The God of Abraham praise,Who reigns enthron'd a-

2The God of Abraham praise,At whose supreme command

3bove; Ancient of ev-er-lasting days, And God of love;

4From earth I rise—and seek the joys At his right hand:

5Jehovah,Great I Am! By earth and heav'n con-fess'd; I

6all on earth for-sake, Its wisdom, fame, and power,

7bow and bless the sacred name, For-ev-er bless'd.

8And him my on-ly portion make, My shield and tower.

9The God of Abraham praise;
Whose all-sufficient grace
Shall guide me all my happy days,
In all his ways
He calls a worm his friend,
He calls himself my God!
And he shall save me to the end,
Through Jesus' blood.

Also sung to
Leoni (SDA Hymnal #11, Church Hymnal #8, Church Hymnal #76)

The verse

Meter
12
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 45% of beats fit
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Verse 1

The God of Abraham praise,Who reigns enthron'd a-˘/˘/˘//˘/??˘12A

Verse 2

The God of Abraham praise,At whose supreme command˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘/13A

Verse 3

bove; Ancient of ev-er-lasting days, And God of love;//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/13A

Verse 4

From earth I rise—and seek the joys At his right hand:˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//12A

Verse 5

Jehovah,Great I Am! By earth and heav'n con-fess'd; I˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘13A

Verse 6

all on earth for-sake, Its wisdom, fame, and power,/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘12A

Verse 7

bow and bless the sacred name, For-ev-er bless'd./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11A

Verse 8

And him my on-ly portion make, My shield and tower.˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘13A

Verse 9

The God of Abraham praise;˘/˘/˘//7A
Whose all-sufficient grace˘????/6B
Shall guide me all my happy days,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
In all his ways˘/˘/4A
He calls a worm his friend,˘/˘/˘/6C
He calls himself my God!˘/˘/˘/6D
And he shall save me to the end,˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8C
Through Jesus' blood.//˘/4E

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.