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Hymns and Tunes 1876 304

Lo! He comes; th' Archangel's trumpet

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1Lo! He comes; th' Archangel's trumpet Wakes to life the slumbering dead; Mid ten thousand thousand angels, See their great exalted Head! Hallelujah! Welcome, welcome, Son of God.

2Hail the earth-awakening morning! Saints behold the Judge appear; Truth and justice go before him; Now the joyful sentence hear: Hallelujah! Welcome, welcome, Judge divine.

3Come, ye blessed of my Father, Enter into life and joy; Banish all your fears and sorrows; Endless praise to your employ! Hallelujah! Welcome to your great reward.

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The verse

Meter
42
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Lo! He comes; th' Archangel's trumpet Wakes to life the slumbering dead; Mid ten thousand thousand angels, See their great exalted Head! Hallelujah! Welcome, welcome, Son of God./˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘////˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/42A

Verse 2

Hail the earth-awakening morning! Saints behold the Judge appear; Truth and justice go before him; Now the joyful sentence hear: Hallelujah! Welcome, welcome, Judge divine./˘?????/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/42A

Verse 3

Come, ye blessed of my Father, Enter into life and joy; Banish all your fears and sorrows; Endless praise to your employ! Hallelujah! Welcome to your great reward.///˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/40A

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.