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SDA Hymnal 615

Rise Up, O Church of God

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1Rise up, O men of God!
His kingdom tarries long.
Bring in the day of brotherhood
And end the night of wrong.

2Let women all rise up!
Have done with lesser things.
Give heart and soul and mind and strength
To serve the King of kings.

3Rise up, courageous youth!
The church for you doth wait.
Her strength unequal to her task;
Rise up, and make her great!

4Lift high the cross of Christ!
Tread where His feet have trod.
As brothers of the Son of man,
Rise up, O church of God!

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Music: [unclear]
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Scripture: Ephesians 4:11-16; 1 Corinthians 15:58; Matthew 28:19

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The verse

Meter: 6.6.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

Rise up, O men of God!/˘˘/˘/6A

His kingdom tarries long.˘/˘/˘/6B

Bring in the day of brotherhood/˘˘/˘/˘/8C

And end the night of wrong.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

Let women all rise up!//˘//˘6A

Have done with lesser things.˘/˘/˘/6B

Give heart and soul and mind and strength//˘/˘/˘/8C

To serve the King of kings.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Rise up, courageous youth!/˘˘/˘/6A

The church for you doth wait.˘/˘˘//6B

Her strength unequal to her task;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C

Rise up, and make her great!/˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

Lift high the cross of Christ!//˘/˘/6A

Tread where His feet have trod.//˘/˘/6B

As brothers of the Son of man,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C

Rise up, O church of God!/˘˘/˘/6B

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.