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SDA Hymnal 202

Hail Him the King of Glory

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1Tell it to every kindred and nation,
Tell it far and near;
Earth's darkest night will fade with the dawning,
Jesus will soon appear.

RefrainHail Him the King of glory,
Once the Lamb for sinners slain;
Tell, tell the wondrous story,
"Jesus comes to reign."

2Nations again in strife and commotion,
Warnings by the way;
Signs in the heavy omens,
Herald the glorious day.

3Children of God look up with rejoicing;
Shout and sing His praise;
Blessed are they who, waiting and watching,
Look for the dawning rays.

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The verse

Meter
11.5.10.6
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 44% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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Verse 1

Tell it to every kindred and nation,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
Tell it far and near;/˘/˘/5B
Earth's darkest night will fade with the dawning,//˘/˘/˘˘/˘10C
Jesus will soon appear./˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Nations again in strife and commotion,/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘10A
Warnings by the way;/˘˘˘/5B
Signs in the heavy omens,/˘˘/˘/˘7C
Herald the glorious day./˘˘/˘˘/7B

Verse 3

Children of God look up with rejoicing;/˘˘//˘˘˘/˘10A
Shout and sing His praise;/˘/˘/5B
Blessed are they who, waiting and watching,/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘9C
Look for the dawning rays./˘˘/˘/6B

Refrain

Hail Him the King of glory,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
Once the Lamb for sinners slain;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Tell, tell the wondrous story,//˘/˘/˘7A
"Jesus comes to reign."/˘/˘/5B

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.