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Hymns and Tunes 1876 275

We know he must be here

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1We know he must be here, If this vile house of clay, This tabernacle, suit below, In ruinous decay;

2We know he must be here, Not made with mortal hands; And firm as our Redeemer's love That heavenly fabric stands.

3Full oft we have beheld And hope the restless strife, All meekly to be swallowed up Of everlasting life.

4Lord, we are filled with thee In perfect holiness, And rise prepared thy face to see, Thy bright, unclouded face.

5Then bring us home to thee, Who hast the earnest given; And then triumphantly come down, And take us up to Heaven.

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The verse

Meter
26
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iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
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Verse 1

We know he must be here, If this vile house of clay, This tabernacle, suit below, In ruinous decay;˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/26A

Verse 2

We know he must be here, Not made with mortal hands; And firm as our Redeemer's love That heavenly fabric stands.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘???/˘/˘˘/˘/28A

Verse 3

Full oft we have beheld And hope the restless strife, All meekly to be swallowed up Of everlasting life.//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/26A

Verse 4

Lord, we are filled with thee In perfect holiness, And rise prepared thy face to see, Thy bright, unclouded face./˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘˘/˘///˘///???/26A

Verse 5

Then bring us home to thee, Who hast the earnest given; And then triumphantly come down, And take us up to Heaven.//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘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.