SDA Hymnal 692
The Lord Is in His Holy Temple
Tune: QUAM DILECTA
1The Lord is in His holy temple,
The Lord is in His holy temple,
Let all the earth keep silence,
Let all the earth keep silence, before Him,
Keep silence, keep silence, before Him.
Amen.
- Tune
- QUAM DILECTA
The verse
- Meter
- 9.9.7.10.9.2
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 57% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABCCD
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
The Lord is in His holy temple,˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘9A
The Lord is in His holy temple,˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘9A
Let all the earth keep silence,//˘///˘7B
Let all the earth keep silence, before Him,//˘///˘˘/˘10C
Keep silence, keep silence, before Him.//˘//˘˘/˘9C
Amen.˘/2D
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.