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Hymns and Tunes 1876 207

The heavenly treasure now we have

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1The heavenly treasure now we have In a vile house of clay; But Christ will to the mansion move, And keep us to that day.

2Our souls are in his mighty hand, And he shall keep them still; And you and I shall surely stand, And not depart from his will.

3Oh, what a joyful meeting there! In robes of white arrayed, Palms in our hands we all shall bear, And crowns upon our head.

4Then let us lawfully contend, And fight our passage through, Bear in our faithful minds the end, And keep the prize in view.

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The verse

Meter
29
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 35% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

The heavenly treasure now we have In a vile house of clay; But Christ will to the mansion move, And keep us to that day.˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/29A

Verse 2

Our souls are in his mighty hand, And he shall keep them still; And you and I shall surely stand, And not depart from his will./˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘30A

Verse 3

Oh, what a joyful meeting there! In robes of white arrayed, Palms in our hands we all shall bear, And crowns upon our head.˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/30A

Verse 4

Then let us lawfully contend, And fight our passage through, Bear in our faithful minds the end, And keep the prize in view.//˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/30A

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.