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SDA Hymnal 84

God the Omnipotent

Words: Henry Fothergill ChorleyMusic: Alexis LvovTune: Russian Hymn11.10.11.9

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1God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest
Great winds Thy clarions, the lightnings Thy sword;
Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest:
Give to us peace, O most merciful Lord.

2God the all-merciful! earth hath forsaken
Thy precepts holy, and slighted Thy word;
Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken:
Give to us peace, O most merciful Lord.

3God the all-righteous One! man hath defied Thee;
Yet to eternity standeth Thy word;
Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee:
Give to us peace, O most merciful Lord.

4So shall we render Thee thankful devotion,
For Thy deliverance from peril and sword;
Sing in the chorus from ocean to ocean:
Peace to the nations, and glory, O Lord.

Meter
11.10.11.9

The verse

Meter
11.11.11.10 · the hymnal prints 11.10.11.9
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 69% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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Verse 1

God the Omnipotent! King, who ordainest/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
Great winds Thy clarions, the lightnings Thy sword;////˘˘˘/˘//11B
Show forth Thy pity on high where Thou reignest:////˘˘////˘11A
Give to us peace, O most merciful Lord./˘˘/˘//˘˘/10B

Verse 2

God the all-merciful! earth hath forsaken/˘????//˘/˘11A
Thy precepts holy, and slighted Thy word;////˘˘/˘//10B
Bid not Thy wrath in its terrors awaken:/˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
Give to us peace, O most merciful Lord./˘˘/˘//˘˘/10C

Verse 3

God the all-righteous One! man hath defied Thee;/˘???///˘//11A
Yet to eternity standeth Thy word;/˘˘/˘˘/˘//10B
Falsehood and wrong shall not tarry beside Thee://˘/˘˘/˘˘//11A
Give to us peace, O most merciful Lord./˘˘/˘//˘˘/10C

Verse 4

So shall we render Thee thankful devotion,˘˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘11A
For Thy deliverance from peril and sword;˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/10B
Sing in the chorus from ocean to ocean:/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
Peace to the nations, and glory, O Lord./˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10B

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.