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Hymns and Tunes 1876 305

Hark! th' Archangel's trump is sounding

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1Hark! th' Archangel's trump is sounding, Solemn tones break on the ear; Louder now its echoes bounding, All the earth astonished hear: Hallelujah! Christ our Saviour doth appear.

2See the righteous dead are waking, Coming forth from their abode; Light resplendent o'er them breaking— Jesus Christ appears their God: Hallelujah! They have found the promise true.

3Now the happy throng in union Rise to meet their coming Lord; Joyfully they hail communion, Endless praise to their great reward. Hallelujah! Praise his gracious name and word.

4Freed from every pain and sorrow, Every tear is wiped away; No forebodings of a morrow Dark and fearful—all is day! Day forever, With the saints, a blissful day.

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Verse 1

Hark! th' Archangel's trump is sounding, Solemn tones break on the ear; Louder now its echoes bounding, All the earth astonished hear: Hallelujah! Christ our Saviour doth appear.///˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/43A

Verse 2

See the righteous dead are waking, Coming forth from their abode; Light resplendent o'er them breaking— Jesus Christ appears their God: Hallelujah! They have found the promise true./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/41A

Verse 3

Now the happy throng in union Rise to meet their coming Lord; Joyfully they hail communion, Endless praise to their great reward. Hallelujah! Praise his gracious name and word./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/42A

Verse 4

Freed from every pain and sorrow, Every tear is wiped away; No forebodings of a morrow Dark and fearful—all is day! Day forever, With the saints, a blissful day./˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/43A

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.