Hymns and Tunes 1876 267
My soul is happy when I hear
1My soul is happy when I hear The Saviour is so nigh, And longs to see his sign appear Upon the opening sky.
2I love to wait, and watch, and pray, And trust his living word, And feel the coming of that day No longer is deferred.
3Then, waiting brethren, let us sing— He will not tarry long— And let with joy the hour that bring Our Elder Brother's song.
4Yes, he will come; no longer fear, His promise we'll believe; His word attests the moment near, And that can never fail.
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Verse 1
My soul is happy when I hear The Saviour is so nigh, And longs to see his sign appear Upon the opening sky.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/30A
Verse 2
I love to wait, and watch, and pray, And trust his living word, And feel the coming of that day No longer is deferred.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/28A
Verse 3
Then, waiting brethren, let us sing— He will not tarry long— And let with joy the hour that bring Our Elder Brother's song.//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/30A
Verse 4
Yes, he will come; no longer fear, His promise we'll believe; His word attests the moment near, And that can never fail./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/28A
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.