Christ in Song 414
On Time
1He stands first in time, He stands first in time, He stands first in time; Be there on time, be there on time, Be there on time.
2The planets in their course, One moment tarry not, All things that ever were to run, Are into order brought, Seem lost to haste! have you-all, The broad and meadow wander?
3Shall man alone of all The vast creation round, All things that ever were to run, Are into order brought, Seem lost to haste! have you-all, The broad and meadow wander?
The verse
- Meter
- 27
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 54% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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Verse 1
He stands first in time, He stands first in time, He stands first in time; Be there on time, be there on time, Be there on time.˘//˘/˘//˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/27A
Verse 2
The planets in their course, One moment tarry not, All things that ever were to run, Are into order brought, Seem lost to haste! have you-all, The broad and meadow wander?˘/˘˘˘///˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘?˘/˘///˘39A
Verse 3
Shall man alone of all The vast creation round, All things that ever were to run, Are into order brought, Seem lost to haste! have you-all, The broad and meadow wander?˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘?˘/˘///˘39A
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.