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SDA Hymnal 173

Good Christian Friends, Rejoice!

Words: TraditionalMusic: TraditionalTune: Gelobt Sei Gott8.8.8 with Alleluias

1Good Christian friends, rejoice and sing!
Now is the triumph of our King!
To all the world glad news we bring:

RefrainAlleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

2The Lord of life is risen for aye;
Bring flowers of song to strew His way;
Let all mankind rejoice and say:

3Praise we in songs of victory
That love, that life which cannot die,
And sing with hearts uplifted high:

4Thy name we bless, O risen Lord,
And sing today with one accord
The life laid down, the life restored:

Words: Traditional
Music: Traditional
Tune: Gelobt Sei Gott
Meter: 8.8.8 with Alleluias
Scripture: Luke 24:1-12

The verse

Meter: 8.8.8 · as printed
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme: AAA

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Good Christian friends, rejoice and sing!//˘/˘/˘/8A

Now is the triumph of our King!/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A

To all the world glad news we bring:˘/˘///˘/8A

Verse 2

The Lord of life is risen for aye;˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9A

Bring flowers of song to strew His way;//˘˘/˘/˘/9B

Let all mankind rejoice and say:////˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

Praise we in songs of victory/˘˘/˘/˘˘8A

That love, that life which cannot die,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

And sing with hearts uplifted high:˘/˘//˘˘/8B

Verse 4

Thy name we bless, O risen Lord,//˘/˘/˘/8A

And sing today with one accord˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

The life laid down, the life restored:˘///˘/˘/8A

Refrain

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘12A

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.