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SDA Hymnal 1

Praise to the Lord

Words: Joachim NeanderMusic: Stralsund GesangbuchTune: Lobe den Herren14.14.4.7.8

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1Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!
All ye who hear,
Now to His temple draw near;
Join ye in glad adoration!

2Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth,
Shieldeth thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!
Hast thou not seen
How thy desires e'er have been
Granted in what He ordaineth?

3Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee.
Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do
If with His love He befriend thee.

Meter
14.14.4.7.8
Scripture
Psalm 103:1-5; Psalm 150

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The verse

Meter
14.14.4.7.8 · as printed
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABBA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty, the King of creation!/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘14A
O my soul, praise Him, for He is thy health and salvation!˘˘//˘˘˘˘//˘˘/˘14A
All ye who hear,//˘/4B
Now to His temple draw near;/˘˘/˘//7B
Join ye in glad adoration!//˘//˘/˘8A

Verse 2

Praise to the Lord, who o'er all things so wondrously reigneth,/˘˘/˘///˘/˘˘/˘14A
Shieldeth thee under His wings, yea, so gently sustaineth!/˘//˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘14A
Hast thou not seen//˘/4B
How thy desires e'er have been//˘/˘/˘˘8C
Granted in what He ordaineth?/˘˘˘˘˘/˘8A

Verse 3

Praise to the Lord, who doth prosper thy work and defend thee;/˘˘/˘//˘//˘˘//14A
Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee./˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘//14A
Ponder anew/˘˘/4B
What the Almighty can do˘˘˘/˘˘˘7B
If with His love He befriend thee.˘˘˘/˘˘//8A

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.