Antiphon (I)

George Herbert 1593 (Montgomery) – 1633 (Bemerton)



Chorus:  Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing
'My God and King.'

Verse:  The heav'ns are not too high,
His praise may thither fly:
The earth is not too low,
His praises there may grow.

Chorus:  Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing,
'My God and King.'

Verse:  The church with psalms must shout
No door can keep them out:
But above all, the heart
Must bear the longest part.

Chorus:  Let all the world in ev'ry corner sing,
'My God and King.'

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on May 02, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AA bbcc AA ddee AA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 445
Words 90
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 4, 2, 4, 2

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