Hymns and Tunes 1876 280
The day comes on apace
1The day comes on apace! Soon shall his face at last; Who trust the Saviour's grace Shall see his face at last. The clouds that now obstruct their sight Shall quickly all be put to flight.
2Ye saints, lift up your heads; Salvation draweth nigh; So the Redeemer said, Its radiance through the sky! Oh, let the sight your spirits cheer! The Lord himself will soon appear.
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- trochaic (DUM-da) · 48% of beats fit
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Verse 1
The day comes on apace! Soon shall his face at last; Who trust the Saviour's grace Shall see his face at last. The clouds that now obstruct their sight Shall quickly all be put to flight.˘//˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/41A
Verse 2
Ye saints, lift up your heads; Salvation draweth nigh; So the Redeemer said, Its radiance through the sky! Oh, let the sight your spirits cheer! The Lord himself will soon appear.///˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/41A
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.