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SDA Hymnal 73

Holy, Holy, Holy

Words: Reginald HeberMusic: John B. DykesTune: Nicaea11.12.12.10

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1Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

2Holy, holy, holy! Angels adore Thee,
Casting down their bright crowns around the glassy sea;
Though the eye of man Thy great glory may not see;
All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea.

3Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

4Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea;
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

Tune
Nicaea
Also sung to
Nicea (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #99)
Meter
11.12.12.10
Scripture
Revelation 4:8

The verse

Meter
11.12.12.9 · the hymnal prints 11.12.12.10
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 55% of beats fit
Rhyme
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘11A
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/12B
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘12A
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!/˘//˘//˘˘9C

Verse 2

Holy, holy, holy! Angels adore Thee,/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//11A
Casting down their bright crowns around the glassy sea;/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/12A
Though the eye of man Thy great glory may not see;/˘/˘////˘˘˘/12A
All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea.///˘///˘/˘/˘/13A

Verse 3

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide Thee,/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//12A
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see;/˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘/13A
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,/˘///˘/˘/˘//12A
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘10B*

Verse 4

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘11A
All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea;///˘///˘/˘/˘/13B
Holy, holy, holy! merciful and mighty!/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘12A
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!/˘//˘//˘˘9C

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.