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Christ in Song 313

Ten Thousand Harps

Words: T. KellyMusic: HaydnTune: Haydn8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8.

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1Hark! ten thousand harps and voices Sound the note of praise above; Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices, Jesus reigns, the God of love.

RefrainHallelujah! hallelujah! hallelujah! Amen. Hallelujah! hallelujah! hallelujah! Amen.

2See, he sits on yonder throne; Jesus rules the world alone. Hallelujah! hallelujah! hallelujah! Amen.

3Jesus, hail! whose glory brightens All above, and gives it worth; Lord of life, thy smile enlightens, Cheers, and charms thy saints on earth.

4Savior, hasten thine appearing, Bring, O bring the glorious day, When, the awful summons hearing, Heaven and earth shall pass away.

5King of glory, reign forever; Thine an everlasting crown; Nothing, from thy love, shall sever Those whom thou dost call thine own.

Music
Haydn
Tune
Haydn
Also sung to
Harwell (SDA Hymnal #222, Hymns and Tunes 1886 #132)
Meter
8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8.
Scripture
Revelation 5:11-13

The verse

Meter
30 · the hymnal prints 8, 8, 8, 8, 8, 8.
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 50% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Hark! ten thousand harps and voices Sound the note of praise above; Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices, Jesus reigns, the God of love.///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/30A

Verse 2

See, he sits on yonder throne; Jesus rules the world alone. Hallelujah! hallelujah! hallelujah! Amen./˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/28A

Verse 3

Jesus, hail! whose glory brightens All above, and gives it worth; Lord of life, thy smile enlightens, Cheers, and charms thy saints on earth./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/////˘/˘///˘/30A

Verse 4

Savior, hasten thine appearing, Bring, O bring the glorious day, When, the awful summons hearing, Heaven and earth shall pass away./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/32A

Verse 5

King of glory, reign forever; Thine an everlasting crown; Nothing, from thy love, shall sever Those whom thou dost call thine own./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/////30A

Refrain

Hallelujah! hallelujah! hallelujah! Amen. Hallelujah! hallelujah! hallelujah! Amen./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/28A

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.