Christ in Song 729
THE HOMELAND DEAR
1The homeland dear we shall see our nation,
But at our longing heart;
That where we shall be,
We rest and partake more.
2The homeland dear we see afar rolling,
The day is set and go;
To the fair our exalted
Our King holds on the love.
3The homeland dear it is of sky,
We rest and partake more;
From deep when a lovely Day
Our King shall be our all.
4And now the best loved part of all,
The homeland dear we shall see;
And in peace that is whither
In thy radiance it should be.
The verse
- Meter
- 11.7.5.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 41% of beats fit
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Verse 1
The homeland dear we shall see our nation,˘///˘˘//˘/˘11A
But at our longing heart;˘˘/˘/˘/7B
That where we shall be,˘/˘˘˘5C
We rest and partake more.˘/˘˘//6D
Verse 2
The homeland dear we see afar rolling,˘///˘/˘//˘10A
The day is set and go;˘/˘/˘/6B
To the fair our exalted˘˘//˘˘/˘8C
Our King holds on the love./˘//˘˘/7D
Verse 3
The homeland dear it is of sky,˘///˘˘˘/8A
We rest and partake more;˘/˘˘//6B
From deep when a lovely Day˘//˘/˘/7C
Our King shall be our all./˘/˘˘/˘/8D
Verse 4
And now the best loved part of all,˘/˘///˘/8A
The homeland dear we shall see;˘///˘˘/7B
And in peace that is whither˘˘/˘˘/˘7C
In thy radiance it should be.˘///˘˘˘˘8B
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.