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Hymns and Tunes 1876 309

Star of our hope! he'll soon appear

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1Star of our hope! he'll soon appear, The last loud trumpet speaks him near; Hail him, all saints, from shore to shore, How welcome to the faithful soul!

2From Heaven angelic voices sound; Behold the Lord of glory crowned, Arrayed in majesty divine, With all the highest powers shine.

3The grave yields up its precious trust, Resplendent forms ascending just, To meet their Lord in the air.

4Descending with his azure throne, The glorious Judge and King to own, The saints rejoice, they shout, they sing, And hail him their triumphant King.

5Oh! joyful day, when he appears To wipe away all sighs and tears; Our Lord will then his right obtain, And in his kingdom ever reign.

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The verse

Meter
33
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 48% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Star of our hope! he'll soon appear, The last loud trumpet speaks him near; Hail him, all saints, from shore to shore, How welcome to the faithful soul!/˘/˘///˘/˘///˘/˘//˘//˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘/33A

Verse 2

From Heaven angelic voices sound; Behold the Lord of glory crowned, Arrayed in majesty divine, With all the highest powers shine.˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/33A

Verse 3

The grave yields up its precious trust, Resplendent forms ascending just, To meet their Lord in the air.˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/23A

Verse 4

Descending with his azure throne, The glorious Judge and King to own, The saints rejoice, they shout, they sing, And hail him their triumphant King.˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/33A

Verse 5

Oh! joyful day, when he appears To wipe away all sighs and tears; Our Lord will then his right obtain, And in his kingdom ever reign.˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘///˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/33A

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.