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SDA Hymnal 571

What Does the Lord Require?

Words: Albert BaylyMusic: Erik RoutleyTune: [unclear][unclear]

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1What does the Lord require for praise and offering?
What sacrifice, desire, or tribute bid you bring?
Do justly; Love mercy; Walk humbly with your God.

2Rulers of men, give ear! Should you not justice show?
Will God your pleading hear, while crime and cruelty grow?
Do justly; Love mercy; Walk humbly with your God.

3How shall our life fulfill God's law so hard and high?
Let Christ endue our will with grace to fortify.
Then justly, in mercy, we'll humbly walk with God.

Tune
[unclear]
Meter
[unclear]
Scripture
Micah 6:8

1969 Hope Publishing Co.

The verse

Meter
13.13.12
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 42% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAB
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

What does the Lord require for praise and offering?˘˘˘///˘˘/˘/˘˘13A
What sacrifice, desire, or tribute bid you bring?˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/13B
Do justly; Love mercy; Walk humbly with your God.˘/˘//˘//˘˘˘/12C

Verse 2

Rulers of men, give ear! Should you not justice show?/˘˘///˘˘˘/˘/12A
Will God your pleading hear, while crime and cruelty grow?˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/12A
Do justly; Love mercy; Walk humbly with your God.˘/˘//˘//˘˘˘/12B

Verse 3

How shall our life fulfill God's law so hard and high?/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/13A
Let Christ endue our will with grace to fortify.//?/˘˘˘/˘/˘/12A
Then justly, in mercy, we'll humbly walk with God.//˘˘/˘//˘/˘/12B

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.