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Millennial Harp 82

Rejoice, the Lord Is King

S.M.

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1Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore! Rejoice, give thanks, and sing, And triumph evermore:

RefrainLift up your heart, lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!

2Jesus, the Savior, reigns, The God of truth and love; When He had purged our stains, He took His seat above:

3His kingdom cannot fail, He rules o'er earth and heaven; The keys of death and hell Are to our Jesus given:

4Rejoice, in glorious hope! Our Lord the judge shall come, And take His servants up To their eternal home:

Also sung to
Darwall's 148th (SDA Hymnal #221)
Meter
S.M.

The verse

Meter
24 · the hymnal prints S.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Rejoice, the Lord is King! Your Lord and King adore! Rejoice, give thanks, and sing, And triumph evermore:˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/24A

Verse 2

Jesus, the Savior, reigns, The God of truth and love; When He had purged our stains, He took His seat above:/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/25A

Verse 3

His kingdom cannot fail,˘/˘/˘/6A
He rules o'er earth and heaven;˘///˘/6B*
The keys of death and hell Are to˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
our Jesus given:/˘/˘/˘6D

Verse 4

Rejoice, in glorious˘/˘/˘˘6A
hope! Our Lord the judge//˘/˘/6B
shall come, And take His servants up˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C
To their eternal home:˘˘˘/˘/6D

Refrain

Lift up your heart, lift up your voice! Rejoice, again I say, rejoice!/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/16A

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.