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Christ in Song 736

When Thou Shalt Come

Words: Mrs. E. R. LattaMusic: Mrs. E. R. Latta

Studio

1When Thou shalt come with Thy bright crown, That glo-rious vic-tor's diadem,
May I be there be-fore Thy throne, And wear a crown that comes from Him.

RefrainWhen Thou shalt come, when Thou shalt come,
To take Thy wait-ing church a-way;
When Thou shalt come, when Thou shalt come,
O blessed, blessed, glo-rious day!

2When Thou shalt come with all Thy saints, That glo-rious com-pa-ny so fair,
May I be num-bered with Thy saints, And of Thy glo-ry have a share.

3When Thou shalt come to claim Thy bride, That spot-less, pure, and glo-rious band,
May I be stand-ing by Thy side, And wear a robe made by Thy hand.

Copyright 1900 by F. E. Belden

The verse

Meter
17.16
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 46% of beats fit
Rhyme
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

When Thou shalt come with Thy bright crown, That glo-rious vic-tor's diadem,////˘///˘/˘˘/˘/˘/17A
May I be there be-fore Thy throne, And wear a crown that comes from Him.˘˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘16B

Verse 2

When Thou shalt come with all Thy saints, That glo-rious com-pa-ny so fair,////˘///˘/˘˘/˘/˘/17A
May I be num-bered with Thy saints, And of Thy glo-ry have a share.˘˘˘/˘˘//˘˘//˘˘˘/16A

Verse 3

When Thou shalt come to claim Thy bride, That spot-less, pure, and glo-rious band,////˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘/17A
May I be stand-ing by Thy side, And wear a robe made by Thy hand.˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘//˘//16A

Refrain

When Thou shalt come, when Thou shalt come,////////8A
To take Thy wait-ing church a-way;˘///˘/˘/8B
When Thou shalt come, when Thou shalt come,////////8A
O blessed, blessed, glo-rious day!˘///˘˘/7B

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.