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SDA Hymnal 408

Lord, Enthroned in Heavenly Splendor

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]Common

1Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendor,
First begotten from the dead,
You alone, our strong defender,
Lifting up Your people's head.

RefrainAlleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,
Jesus, true and living Bread!
We in worship, cleansing souls from
Risen, ascended, glorified!

2Though the lowliest form now veil You
As of old in Bethlehem,
Here as there Your angels hail You,
Branch and flower of Jesse's stem.

3Paschal Lamb, Your offering finished,
Once for all when You were slain,
In its fullness undiminished
Shall forever more remain.

4Life-imparting heavenly manna,
Stricken rock with streaming side,
Heaven and earth with loud hosanna
Worship You, the Crucified.

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Tune: [unclear]
Meter: Common

The verse

Meter: 10.7.9.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 52% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

Lord, enthroned in heavenly splendor,/???˘/˘˘/˘10A

First begotten from the dead,/˘/˘˘˘/7B

You alone, our strong defender,˘˘//˘/˘/˘9A

Lifting up Your people's head./˘˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

Though the lowliest form now veil You/˘/˘˘///˘9A

As of old in Bethlehem,˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Here as there Your angels hail You,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Branch and flower of Jesse's stem./˘/˘˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

Paschal Lamb, Your offering finished,/˘/˘/˘˘/˘9A

Once for all when You were slain,/˘//˘˘/7B

In its fullness undiminished˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Shall forever more remain.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

Life-imparting heavenly manna,????/˘˘/˘9A

Stricken rock with streaming side,/˘/˘/˘/7B

Heaven and earth with loud hosanna/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9C

Worship You, the Crucified./˘˘˘/˘/7B

Refrain

Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘12A

Jesus, true and living Bread!/˘/˘/˘/7B

We in worship, cleansing souls from˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Risen, ascended, glorified!/˘˘/˘/˘/8D

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.