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SDA Hymnal 33

Sing a New Song to the Lord

Words: Timothy Dudley-SmithMusic: David G. WilsonTune: Cantate Domino9.8.9.8

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1Sing a new song to the Lord,
He to whom wonders belong!
Rejoice in His triumph and tell of His power,
O sing to the Lord a new song!

2Now to the ends of the earth
See His salvation is shown;
And still He remembers His mercy and truth,
Unchanging in love to His own.

3Sing a new song and rejoice,
Publish His praises abroad!
Let voices in chorus, with trumpet and horn,
Resound for the joy of the Lord!

4Join with the hills and the sea
Thunders of praise to prolong!
In judgment and justice He comes to the earth,
O sing to the Lord a new song!

Meter
9.8.9.8
Scripture
Psalm 96; Psalm 98

Words © 1973 Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Music © 1973 The Jubilate Group, Hope Publishing Co., Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by permission

The verse

Meter
7.7.11.8 · the hymnal prints 9.8.9.8
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 34% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Sing a new song to the Lord,/˘//˘˘/7A
He to whom wonders belong!˘˘˘/˘˘/7B
Rejoice in His triumph and tell of His power,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C*
O sing to the Lord a new song!˘/˘˘/˘//8B

Verse 2

Now to the ends of the earth/˘˘/˘˘/7A
See His salvation is shown;/˘˘/˘˘/7B
And still He remembers His mercy and truth,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C
Unchanging in love to His own.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B

Verse 3

Sing a new song and rejoice,/˘//˘˘/7A
Publish His praises abroad!/˘˘/˘˘/7B
Let voices in chorus, with trumpet and horn,//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C
Resound for the joy of the Lord!//˘˘/˘˘/8D

Verse 4

Join with the hills and the sea/˘˘/˘˘/7A
Thunders of praise to prolong!/˘˘/˘˘/7B
In judgment and justice He comes to the earth,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C
O sing to the Lord a new song!˘/˘˘/˘//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.