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SDA Hymnal 53

All Praise to Thee

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1All praise to Thee, my God, this night,
For all the blessings of the light!
Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,
Beneath Thine own almighty wings.

2Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son,
The ill that I this day have done,
That with the world, myself, and Thee,
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.

3O may my soul on Thee repose,
And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close,
Sleep that may me more vigorous make
To serve my God when I awake.

4Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him, all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.

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Music
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Tune
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Meter
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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 58% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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Verse 1

All praise to Thee, my God, this night,//˘/˘/˘/8A
For all the blessings of the light!˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
Keep me, O keep me, King of kings,/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Beneath Thine own almighty wings.˘///˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

Forgive me, Lord, for Thy dear Son,˘/˘/˘///8A
The ill that I this day have done,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
That with the world, myself, and Thee,˘˘˘///˘/8B
I, ere I sleep, at peace may be.˘/˘/˘/˘˘8B

Verse 3

O may my soul on Thee repose,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And may sweet sleep mine eyelids close,˘˘//////8B
Sleep that may me more vigorous make/˘˘˘//˘˘/9C
To serve my God when I awake.˘/˘//˘˘/8C

Verse 4

Praise God, from whom all blessings flow;//˘˘//˘/8A
Praise Him, all creatures here below;/˘//˘/˘/8A
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;/˘˘///˘˘/9B
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.//˘/˘/˘/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.