SDA Hymnal 687
The Lord Is in His Holy Temple
1The Lord is in HIs holy temple,
The Lord is in His holy temple,
Let all the earth be silent
be silent before Him.
- Also sung to
- Quam Dilecta (SDA Hymnal #692)
The verse
- Meter
- 9.9.7.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 62% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABC
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Verse 1
The Lord is in HIs holy temple,˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘9A
The Lord is in His holy temple,˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘9A
Let all the earth be silent//˘/˘/˘7B
be silent before Him.˘/˘˘/˘6C
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.