SDA Hymnal 662
Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
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1Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
And with fear and trembling stand;
Ponder nothing earthly minded,
For with blessing in His hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
Our full homage to demand.
- Words
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- Music
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- Tune
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- Meter
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- Scripture
- Habakkuk 2:20; Zechariah 2:13
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.7.9.8
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 44% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCBDB
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Verse 1
Let all mortal flesh keep silence,///˘///˘8A
And with fear and trembling stand;˘˘/˘/˘˘/8B
Ponder nothing earthly minded,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
For with blessing in His hand,˘˘/˘˘˘/7B
Christ our God to earth descendeth,//˘/˘/˘/˘9D
Our full homage to demand./˘//˘˘˘/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.