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Christ in Song 728

The Time Is Near

1The time is near when earth-ly things shall pass, And we shall
And in that glo-rious day, When earth and sea shall melt a-way,
We shall be glad and re-joice, To hear the Sav-ior's voice.

2The time is near when we shall meet our loved ones, And we shall
And in that glo-rious day, When earth and sea shall melt a-way,
We shall be glad and re-joice, To hear the Sav-ior's voice.

3The time is near when we shall see our Sav-ior, And we shall
And in that glo-rious day, When earth and sea shall melt a-way,
We shall be glad and re-joice, To hear the Sav-ior's voice.

Copyright 1900 by F. E. Belden

The verse

Meter: 13.15.13
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 38% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABC

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

The time is near when earth-ly things shall pass, And we shall˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘˘13A

And in that glo-rious day, When earth and sea shall melt a-way,˘˘˘/˘˘///˘/˘/˘/15B

We shall be glad and re-joice, To hear the Sav-ior's voice.˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/13C

Verse 2

The time is near when we shall meet our loved ones, And we shall˘/˘//˘˘//˘//˘˘˘15A

And in that glo-rious day, When earth and sea shall melt a-way,˘˘˘/˘˘///˘/˘/˘/15B

We shall be glad and re-joice, To hear the Sav-ior's voice.˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/13C

Verse 3

The time is near when we shall see our Sav-ior, And we shall˘/˘//˘˘//˘/˘˘˘˘15A

And in that glo-rious day, When earth and sea shall melt a-way,˘˘˘/˘˘///˘/˘/˘/15B

We shall be glad and re-joice, To hear the Sav-ior's voice.˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/13C

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.