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SDA Hymnal 71

Come, Thou Almighty King

Words: Charles WesleyMusic: Felice de GiardiniTune: Italian Hymn6.6.4.6.6.6.4

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1Come, Thou almighty King,
Help us Thy name to sing,
Help us to praise!
Father all glorious,
O'er all victorious,
Come, and reign over us,
Ancient of Days!

2Come, Thou incarnate Word,
Gird on Thy mighty sword,
Our prayer attend;
Come, and Thy people bless,
And give Thy word success;
Spirit of holiness,
On us descend!

3Come, holy Comforter,
Thy sacred witness bear
In this glad hour:
Thou who almighty art,
Now rule in every heart,
And ne'er from us depart,
Spirit of power!

4To Thee, great One in Three,
Eternal praises be,
Hence, evermore;
Thy sovereign majesty
May we in glory see,
And to eternity
Love and adore!

Also sung to
Madrid (Christ in Song #316)
Meter
6.6.4.6.6.6.4

The verse

Meter
6.6.4.6.6.6.4 · as printed
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Come, Thou almighty King,//˘/˘/6A
Help us Thy name to sing,/˘//˘/6A
Help us to praise!/˘˘/4B
Father all glorious,/˘//˘˘6C
O'er all victorious,//˘/˘˘6C
Come, and reign over us,/˘//˘˘6D
Ancient of Days!/˘˘/4B

Verse 2

Come, Thou incarnate Word,////˘/6A
Gird on Thy mighty sword,/˘//˘/6B
Our prayer attend;˘/˘/4C
Come, and Thy people bless,/˘//˘/6D
And give Thy word success;˘///˘/6D
Spirit of holiness,/˘˘/˘˘6E
On us descend!˘˘˘/4C

Verse 3

Come, holy Comforter,//˘/˘˘6A
Thy sacred witness bear//˘/˘/6B
In this glad hour:˘˘//4C
Thou who almighty art,/˘˘/˘/6D
Now rule in every heart,//˘/˘/6D
And ne'er from us depart,˘/˘˘˘/6D
Spirit of power!/˘˘/4C*

Verse 4

To Thee, great One in Three,˘///˘/6A
Eternal praises be,˘/˘/˘˘6A
Hence, evermore;//˘/4B
Thy sovereign majesty//˘/˘˘6C
May we in glory see,˘˘˘/˘/6A
And to eternity˘˘˘/˘˘6D
Love and adore!/˘˘/4B

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.