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SDA Hymnal 9

Let All the World in Every Corner Sing

Words: George HerbertMusic: Robert G. McCutchanTune: All the World10.4.6.6.6.6.10.4

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1Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King!
The heavens are not too high, His praise may thither fly;
The earth is not too low, His praises there may grow.
Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King!

2Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King!
The church with psalms must shout, No door can keep them out;
But above all, the heart Must bear the longest part.
Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King!

Meter
10.4.6.6.6.6.10.4
Scripture
Psalm 148; Psalm 150

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The verse

Meter
15.13.12.15 · the hymnal prints 10.4.6.6.6.6.10.4
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 39% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King!//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/15A
The heavens are not too high, His praise may thither fly;˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘///13B
The earth is not too low, His praises there may grow.˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/12C
Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King!//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/15A

Verse 2

Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King!//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/15A
The church with psalms must shout, No door can keep them out;˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/12B
But above all, the heart Must bear the longest part.˘˘//˘///˘/˘/12C
Let all the world in every corner sing, My God and King!//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/15A

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.