#386: O Sons and Daughters, Let Us Sing
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lutheranhymnsThis is a case of "with alleluias" (rather than "and alleluias"!). Each verse ends with an "Alleluia!" that doesn't count towards the meter, and in addition, there's a series of alleluias before the first verse and after the last verse. (But not in between, so the verses are written with a repeat sign to make it clear you just do that part over again, not the extras.)
We get the rare grave (backwards) accent; in English, this is pretty much only used to say "pronounce the -ed at the end of this word as if it was its own syllable, otherwise it won't scan." So Jesus describes his "piercèd side" to Thomas. (Sometimes Shakespeare's works, or over-the-top imitations of that style, get the same treatment.)
We get the rare grave (backwards) accent; in English, this is pretty much only used to say "pronounce the -ed at the end of this word as if it was its own syllable, otherwise it won't scan." So Jesus describes his "piercèd side" to Thomas. (Sometimes Shakespeare's works, or over-the-top imitations of that style, get the same treatment.)
