Church Hymnal 17
Rejoice, Ye Pure in Heart
Words: Edward Hayes PlumptreMusic: Arthur Henry MessiterTune: MarionS.M.D.
1Rejoice, ye pure in heart,
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing;
Your festal banner wave on high,
The cross of Christ your King.
RefrainRejoice, rejoice,
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing!
2With all the angel choirs,
With all the saints on earth,
Pour out the strains of joy and bliss,
True rapture, noblest mirth.
3Your clear hosannas raise,
And alleluias loud;
Whilst answering echoes upward float,
Like incense in the cloud.
- Tune
- Marion
- Meter
- S.M.D.
- Scripture
- Psalm 32:11; 1 Peter 1:8
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The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints S.M.D.
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 71% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
Rejoice, ye pure in heart,˘///˘/6A
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing;˘///˘/6B
Your festal banner wave on high,˘??/˘/˘/8C
The cross of Christ your King.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
With all the angel choirs,˘/˘/˘/6A
With all the saints on earth,˘/˘/˘/6B
Pour out the strains of joy and bliss,//˘/˘/˘/8C
True rapture, noblest mirth.//˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
Your clear hosannas raise,˘/˘/˘/6A
And alleluias loud;˘/˘/˘/6B
Whilst answering echoes upward float,//˘˘/˘/˘/9C
Like incense in the cloud.///˘˘/6B
Refrain
Rejoice, rejoice,˘/˘/4A
Rejoice, give thanks, and sing!˘///˘/6B
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.