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SDA Hymnal 228

A Hymn of Glory Let Us Sing

Words: The Venerable BedeMusic: Charles Villiers StanfordTune: DEUS TUORUM MILITUML.M.

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1A hymn of glory let us sing;
New hymns throughout the world shall ring:
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Christ, by a road before untrod,
Ascends unto the throne of God.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

2O Lord, our homeward pathway bend,
That our unwearied hearts ascend,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Where, seated on Your Father's throne,
You reign as King of kings alone.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

3Give us Your joy on earth, O Lord,
In heaven to be our great reward,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
When throned with You forever, we
Shall praise Your name eternally.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

4O risen Christ, ascended Lord,
All praise to You let earth accord,
Alleluia! Alleluia!
You are, while endless ages run,
With Father and with Spirit one.
Alleluia! Alleluia!

Meter
L.M.
Scripture
Luke 24:51; Acts 1:9-11

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8.8.8 · the hymnal prints L.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 34% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABCDB
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Verse 1

A hymn of glory let us sing;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
New hymns throughout the world shall ring://˘/˘/˘/8A
Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Christ, by a road before untrod,/˘˘/˘/??8C
Ascends unto the throne of God.˘//˘˘/˘/8D
Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Verse 2

O Lord, our homeward pathway bend,˘//˘/˘///9A
That our unwearied hearts ascend,˘/˘???/˘/9A
Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
Where, seated on Your Father's throne,//˘˘˘/˘/8C
You reign as King of kings alone.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Verse 3

Give us Your joy on earth, O Lord,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
In heaven to be our great reward,˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/10A
Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
When throned with You forever, we//˘˘˘/˘˘8C
Shall praise Your name eternally.˘/˘/˘/˘˘8D
Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

Verse 4

O risen Christ, ascended Lord,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
All praise to You let earth accord,//˘˘//˘/8A
Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B
You are, while endless ages run,˘˘//˘/˘/8C
With Father and with Spirit one.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘8B

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.