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SDA Hymnal 19

O Sing a New Song to the Lord

Words: The Psalter, 1912Music: TraditionalTune: Cantate DominoC.M.

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1O sing a new song to the Lord
For marvels He has done;
His right hand and His holy arm
The victory have won.

2With harp, with harp and voice of psalms
Unto Jehovah sing;
Let seas with all their creatures roar,
The world and all therein.

3Let all their hands clap their hands,
The hills their joy declare,
And let the rivers clap their hands,
The Lord acclaim with care.

4Before the Lord; because He comes,
To judge the earth comes He;
He'll judge the world with righteousness,
His folk with equity.

Meter
C.M.
Scripture
Psalm 98

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Ortonville, Christmas, St. Agnes · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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Verse 1

O sing a new song to the Lord˘/˘//˘˘/8A
For marvels He has done;˘/˘˘˘/6B
His right hand and His holy arm˘//˘˘/˘/8C
The victory have won.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 2

With harp, with harp and voice of psalms˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Unto Jehovah sing;/˘˘/˘/6B
Let seas with all their creatures roar,//˘/˘/˘/8C
The world and all therein.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 3

Let all their hands clap their hands,//˘//˘/7A
The hills their joy declare,˘/˘/˘/6B
And let the rivers clap their hands,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
The Lord acclaim with care.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Before the Lord; because He comes,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
To judge the earth comes He;˘/˘//˘6B
He'll judge the world with righteousness,//˘/˘/˘˘8C
His folk with equity.˘/˘/˘˘6D

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.