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SDA Hymnal 150

Who Is He in Yonder Stall?

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1Who is He in yonder stall,
At whose feet the shepherds fall?
'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,
'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!

RefrainAt His feet we humbly fall,
Crown Him, crown Him Lord of all.
At His feet we humbly fall the Lord of all.
Crown Him, crown Him Jesus, Jesus,
Crown Him Lord of all.

2Who is He in deep distress,
Fasting in the wilderness?
'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,
'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!

3Who is He, the gathering throng
Greet with loud triumphant song?
'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,
'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!

4Lo, at midnight, who is He
Prays in dark Gethsemane?
'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,
'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!

5Who is He on yonder tree
Dies in shame and agony?
'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,
'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!

6Who is He that from the grave
Comes to heal and help and save?
'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,
'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!

7Who is He that from His throne
Rules through all the world alone?
'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,
'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!

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The verse

Meter: 7.7.8.8
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 79% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABB

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Verse 1

Who is He in yonder stall,˘˘˘˘/˘/7A

At whose feet the shepherds fall?˘˘/˘/˘/7A

'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Verse 2

Who is He in deep distress,˘˘˘˘/˘/7A

Fasting in the wilderness?/˘˘˘/˘˘7B

'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Verse 3

Who is He, the gathering throng˘˘˘˘/˘˘/8A

Greet with loud triumphant song?/˘/˘/˘/7A

'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Verse 4

Lo, at midnight, who is He/˘//˘˘˘7A

Prays in dark Gethsemane?/˘/???6B

'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Verse 5

Who is He on yonder tree˘˘˘˘/˘/7A

Dies in shame and agony?/˘/˘/˘˘7B

'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Verse 6

Who is He that from the grave˘˘˘˘˘˘/7A

Comes to heal and help and save?/˘/˘/˘/7A

'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Verse 7

Who is He that from His throne˘˘˘˘˘˘/7A

Rules through all the world alone?///˘/˘/7A

'Tis the Lord, O wondrous story,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

'Tis the Lord, the King of glory!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Refrain

At His feet we humbly fall,˘˘/˘/˘/7A

Crown Him, crown Him Lord of all./˘/˘/˘/7A

At His feet we humbly fall the Lord of all.˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11A

Crown Him, crown Him Jesus, Jesus,/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Crown Him Lord of all./˘/˘/5A

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.