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SDA Hymnal 112

Let Us With a Gladsome Mind

Words: John MiltonMusic: John AntesTune: Monkland77.77

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1Let us with a gladsome mind
Praise the Lord, for He is kind:
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

2He, with all-commanding might,
Filled the new-made world with light:
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

3All things living He does feed;
His full hand supplies their need:
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

4Let us then with gladsome mind
Praise the Lord, for He is kind:
For His mercies shall endure,
Ever faithful, ever sure.

Meter
77.77
Scripture
Psalm 136

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The verse

Meter
7.7.7.7 · the hymnal prints 77.77
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 68% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Let us with a gladsome mind/˘˘˘??/7A
Praise the Lord, for He is kind:/˘/˘˘˘/7A
For His mercies shall endure,˘˘//˘˘/7B
Ever faithful, ever sure./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

He, with all-commanding might,˘˘????˘7A
Filled the new-made world with light:/˘??/˘/7A
For His mercies shall endure,˘˘//˘˘/7B
Ever faithful, ever sure./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

All things living He does feed;///˘˘˘/7A
His full hand supplies their need:˘//˘/˘/7A
For His mercies shall endure,˘˘//˘˘/7B
Ever faithful, ever sure./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

Let us then with gladsome mind/˘/˘??/7A
Praise the Lord, for He is kind:/˘/˘˘˘/7A
For His mercies shall endure,˘˘//˘˘/7B
Ever faithful, ever sure./˘/˘/˘/7B

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.