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SDA Hymnal 559

Now Thank We All Our God

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1Now thank we all our God
With heart and hands and voices,
Who wondrous things hath done,
In whom His world rejoices;
Who, from our mothers' arms
Hath blessed us on our way
With countless gifts of love,
And still is ours today.

2O may this bounteous God
Through all our life be near us,
With ever-joyful hearts
And blessed peace to cheer us;
And keep us in His grace,
And guide us when perplexed,
And free us from all ills
In this world and the next.

3All praise and thanks to God
The Father now be given,
The Son, and Him who reigns
With them in highest heaven,
The one eternal God,
Whom earth and heaven adore;
For thus it was, is now,
And shall be evermore.

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The verse

Meter
7.7.6.6.7.7.6.7
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
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ABCDEFGF
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Verse 1

Now thank we all our God//˘//˘/7A
With heart and hands and voices,˘/˘/˘/˘7B
Who wondrous things hath done,˘/˘///6C
In whom His world rejoices;˘˘˘/˘/6D
Who, from our mothers' arms˘˘/˘/˘/7E
Hath blessed us on our way//˘˘/˘/7F
With countless gifts of love,˘/˘/˘/6G
And still is ours today.˘/˘/˘˘/7F

Verse 2

O may this bounteous God˘˘˘??/6A
Through all our life be near us,///˘/˘/˘8B
With ever-joyful hearts˘????/6C
And blessed peace to cheer us;˘//˘/˘6B
And keep us in His grace,˘/˘˘˘/6D
And guide us when perplexed,˘/˘/˘/6E
And free us from all ills˘/˘˘//6F
In this world and the next.˘˘/˘˘/6E

Verse 3

All praise and thanks to God//˘/˘/6A
The Father now be given,˘/˘/˘/˘7B
The Son, and Him who reigns˘/˘˘˘/6C
With them in highest heaven,˘˘˘/˘/˘7D
The one eternal God,˘/˘/˘/6A
Whom earth and heaven adore;˘/˘/˘˘/7E
For thus it was, is now,˘/˘˘˘/6F
And shall be evermore.˘˘˘/˘/6E

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.