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SDA Hymnal 26

Praise the Lord! You Heavens Adore Him

Words: Foundling Hospital CollectionMusic: Rowland Hugh PrichardTune: Hyfrydol8.7.8.7.D

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1Praise the Lord! you heavens, adore Him;
Praise Him, angels in the height;
Sun and moon, rejoice before Him;
Praise Him, all you stars of light.
Praise the Lord, for He has spoken;
Worlds His mighty voice obeyed;
Laws which never shall be broken
For their guidance He has made.

2Praise the Lord! for He is glorious;
Never shall His promise fail.
God has made His saints victorious;
Sin and death shall not prevail.
Praise the God of our salvation!
Hosts on high, His power proclaim;
Heaven and earth and all creation
Laud and magnify His name.

3Worship, honor, glory, blessing,
Lord, we offer as our gift.
Young and old, Your praise expressing,
Our glad songs to You we lift.
All the saints in heaven adore You;
We would join their glad acclaim;
As Your angels serve before You,
So on earth we praise Your name.

Also sung to
Adeste Fideles (Christ in Song #297)
Meter
8.7.8.7.D
Scripture
Psalm 148; Psalm 150; Revelation 19:5

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The verse

Meter
8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7 · as printed
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 83% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABABCDCD

Could also be sung to Converse, Nettleton, Abbot's Leigh, Harwell, All the Way · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Praise the Lord! you heavens, adore Him;/˘/˘/˘/˘8A*
Praise Him, angels in the height;/˘/˘˘˘/7B
Sun and moon, rejoice before Him;/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Praise Him, all you stars of light./˘/˘/˘/7B
Praise the Lord, for He has spoken;/˘/˘˘˘/˘8C
Worlds His mighty voice obeyed;/˘/˘/˘/7D
Laws which never shall be broken/˘/˘˘˘/˘8C
For their guidance He has made.˘˘/˘˘˘/7D

Verse 2

Praise the Lord! for He is glorious;/˘/˘˘˘/˘8A*
Never shall His promise fail./˘˘˘/˘/7B
God has made His saints victorious;/˘/˘/˘/˘˘9A
Sin and death shall not prevail./˘/˘˘˘/7B
Praise the God of our salvation!/˘/˘˘˘/˘8C
Hosts on high, His power proclaim;/˘/˘/˘/7D*
Heaven and earth and all creation/˘/˘/˘/˘8C*
Laud and magnify His name./˘/˘/˘/7D

Verse 3

Worship, honor, glory, blessing,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Lord, we offer as our gift./˘/˘˘˘/7B
Young and old, Your praise expressing,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Our glad songs to You we lift.˘//˘˘˘/7B
All the saints in heaven adore You;/˘/˘/˘/˘8C*
We would join their glad acclaim;˘˘/˘/˘/7D
As Your angels serve before You,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C
So on earth we praise Your name.˘˘/˘/˘/7D

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.