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Hymns and Tunes 1876 285

Hark! I hear the blest tidings

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1Hark! I hear the blest tidings; Soon, soon, Jesus will come, Robed, robed in honor and glory, To gather his ransomed ones home. Yes, yes, oh! yes, To gather his ransomed ones home.

2Joy, joy, sound it more loudly; Sing, sing, Glory to God! Soon, soon Jesus is coming, Publish the tidings abroad. Yes, yes, oh! yes, Publish the tidings abroad.

3Bright, bright seraph's attending, Shouts, shouts, clothe the air; Oh, prepare, prepare to meet him; Jesus our Lord will appear. Yes, yes, oh! yes, Jesus our Lord will appear.

4Now, now through a glass darkly, Shine, shine visions to come; Soon, soon we shall behold them, Cloudless and bright in our home. Yes, yes, oh! yes, Cloudless and bright in our home.

5Long, long have we been waiting, Who, who love his blest name; Now, now we are delighting, Jesus is near to proclaim. Yes, yes, oh! yes, Jesus is near to proclaim.

6Still, still rest on the promise, Cling, cling fast to his word; What, what though the vision tarries? Patiently wait for the Lord. Yes, yes, oh! yes, Patiently wait for the Lord.

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Verse 1

Hark! I hear the blest tidings; Soon, soon, Jesus will come, Robed, robed in honor and glory, To gather his ransomed ones home. Yes, yes, oh! yes, To gather his ransomed ones home./˘/˘//˘///˘˘///˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘////˘/˘/˘˘/˘//41A

Verse 2

Joy, joy, sound it more loudly; Sing, sing, Glory to God! Soon, soon Jesus is coming, Publish the tidings abroad. Yes, yes, oh! yes, Publish the tidings abroad.///˘//˘///˘˘////˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘///˘//˘˘/˘˘/38A

Verse 3

Bright, bright seraph's attending, Shouts, shouts, clothe the air; Oh, prepare, prepare to meet him; Jesus our Lord will appear. Yes, yes, oh! yes, Jesus our Lord will appear.//??˘/˘///˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘///˘//˘/˘/˘˘/40A

Verse 4

Now, now through a glass darkly, Shine, shine visions to come; Soon, soon we shall behold them, Cloudless and bright in our home. Yes, yes, oh! yes, Cloudless and bright in our home.///˘//˘///˘˘///˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘///˘//˘˘/˘/˘/40A

Verse 5

Long, long have we been waiting, Who, who love his blest name; Now, now we are delighting, Jesus is near to proclaim. Yes, yes, oh! yes, Jesus is near to proclaim.//˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘////˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘///˘//˘˘/˘˘/38A

Verse 6

Still, still rest on the promise, Cling, cling fast to his word; What, what though the vision tarries? Patiently wait for the Lord. Yes, yes, oh! yes, Patiently wait for the Lord.///˘˘/˘///˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘///˘//˘˘/˘˘/39A

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.