SDA Hymnal 25
Praise the Lord, His Glories Show
Words: Henry Francis LyteMusic: Robert WilliamsTune: Llanfair7.7.7.7 with Alleluias
1Praise the Lord, His glories show,
Alleluia!
Saints within His courts below,
Alleluia!
Angels 'round His throne above,
Alleluia!
All that see and share His love.
Alleluia!
2Earth to heaven and heaven to earth,
Alleluia!
Tell His wonders, sing His worth,
Alleluia!
Age to age and shore to shore,
Alleluia!
Praise Him, praise Him evermore!
Alleluia!
3Praise the Lord, His mercies trace,
Alleluia!
Praise His providence and grace,
Alleluia!
All that He for man hath done,
Alleluia!
All He sends us through His Son.
Alleluia!
- Words
- Henry Francis Lyte
- Music
- Robert Williams
- Tune
- Llanfair
- Scripture
- Psalm 150; Psalm 148; Revelation 19:1
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 7.4.7.4.7.4.7.4 · the hymnal prints 7.7.7.7 with Alleluias
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 91% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABABCBCB
Could also be sung to Seymour, Alletta, Durham, Hart, Mercy · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
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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.