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SDA Hymnal 411

The Son of God Proclaim

1The Son of God proclaim,
The Lord of time and space;
The God who bade the light break forth
Now shines in Jesus' face.

2Behold His outstretched hands,
Though all was in His power;
He took the towel and basin then,
And serves us in this hour.

3He, God's creative word,
The church's Lord and head;
Here bids us gather as His friends,
And share His wine and bread.

4The Lord of life and death
With wondering praise we sing;
We break the bread at His command,
And name Him God and King.

5We take this cup in hope;
For He, who gladly bore
The shameful cross, is risen again,
And reigns forevermore.

The verse

Meter: 6.6.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 71% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

The Son of God proclaim,˘/˘/˘/6A

The Lord of time and space;˘/˘/˘/6B

The God who bade the light break forth˘/˘/˘///8C

Now shines in Jesus' face.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Behold His outstretched hands,˘/˘˘//6A

Though all was in His power;//˘˘˘/˘7B

He took the towel and basin then,˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9C

And serves us in this hour.˘/˘˘˘/˘7B

Verse 3

He, God's creative word,˘/˘/˘/6A

The church's Lord and head;˘/˘/˘/6B

Here bids us gather as His friends,//˘/˘˘˘/8C

And share His wine and bread.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

The Lord of life and death˘/˘/˘/6A

With wondering praise we sing;˘/˘˘/˘/7B

We break the bread at His command,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C

And name Him God and King.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 5

We take this cup in hope;˘/˘/˘/6A

For He, who gladly bore˘˘˘/˘/6B

The shameful cross, is risen again,˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9C

And reigns forevermore.˘/????6D

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.