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SDA Hymnal 32

When in Our Music God Is Glorified

Words: Fred Pratt GreenMusic: Charles StanfordTune: Engelberg10.10.10 with Alleluias

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1When in our music God is glorified,
And adoration leaves no room for pride,
It is as though the whole creation cried:

RefrainAlleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

2How oft, in making music, we have found
A new dimension in the world of sound,
As worship moved us to a more profound:

3And did not Jesus sing a psalm that night
When utmost evil strove against the light?
Then let us sing, for whom He won the fight:

4Let every instrument be tuned for praise!
Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise!
And may God give us faith to sing always:

Scripture
Matthew 26:30

Words © 1972 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission

The verse

Meter
10.10.10 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

When in our music God is glorified,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
And adoration leaves no room for pride,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
It is as though the whole creation cried:˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/10A

Verse 2

How oft, in making music, we have found//˘/˘/˘˘˘/10A
A new dimension in the world of sound,˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/10A
As worship moved us to a more profound:˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/10A

Verse 3

And did not Jesus sing a psalm that night˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
When utmost evil strove against the light?////˘/˘/˘/10A
Then let us sing, for whom He won the fight://˘/˘˘˘/˘/10A

Verse 4

Let every instrument be tuned for praise!//˘/˘˘˘/˘/10A
Let all rejoice who have a voice to raise!//˘/˘˘˘/˘/10A
And may God give us faith to sing always:˘˘//˘/˘///10A

Refrain

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘12A

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.