SDA Hymnal 695
Praise God, From Whom All Blessings
Words: Thomas KenMusic: Louis BourgeoisTune: Old 100thL.M.
1Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
Praise Him all creatures here below;
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
- Words
- Thomas Ken
- Music
- Louis Bourgeois
- Tune
- Old 100th
- Also sung to
- Old Hundred. L. M. (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #256)
- Meter
- L.M.
- Scripture
- Psalm 150; 1 Chronicles 29:10-13
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.8.8.8 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 57% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”
Verse 1
Praise God from whom all blessings flow;//˘˘//˘/8A
Praise Him all creatures here below;/˘//˘/˘/8A
Praise Him above, ye heavenly host;/˘˘///˘/8B*
Praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.//˘/˘/˘/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.