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SDA Hymnal 167

Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!

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1Alleluia! sing to Jesus! His the scepter, His the throne;
Alleluia! His the triumph, His the victory alone;
Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion Thunder like a mighty flood;
Jesus out of every nation Hath redeemed us by His blood.

2Alleluia! not as orphans Are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us, Faith believes, nor questions how:
Though the cloud from sight received Him, When the forty days were o'er,
Shall our hearts forget His promise, "I am with you evermore"?

3Alleluia! Bread of Heaven, Thou on earth our food, our stay!
Alleluia! here the sinful Flee to Thee from day to day:
Intercessor, Friend of sinners, Earth's Redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless Sweep across the crystal sea.

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Meter: 3/4

The verse

Meter: 15.15.15.16
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 67% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABB

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Verse 1

Alleluia! sing to Jesus! His the scepter, His the throne;/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘??˘˘/15A

Alleluia! His the triumph, His the victory alone;/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/15A

Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion Thunder like a mighty flood;/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15B

Jesus out of every nation Hath redeemed us by His blood./˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/16B

Verse 2

Alleluia! not as orphans Are we left in sorrow now;/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/15A

Alleluia! He is near us, Faith believes, nor questions how:/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A

Though the cloud from sight received Him, When the forty days were o'er,/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15B

Shall our hearts forget His promise, "I am with you evermore"?˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘/16C

Verse 3

Alleluia! Bread of Heaven, Thou on earth our food, our stay!/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘//˘/17A

Alleluia! here the sinful Flee to Thee from day to day:/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A

Intercessor, Friend of sinners, Earth's Redeemer, plead for me,????/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘15B

Where the songs of all the sinless Sweep across the crystal sea./˘/˘/˘??/˘/˘/˘/15B

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.