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Hymns and Tunes 1876 337

THE angel comes; he comes to reap

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1THE angel comes; he comes to reap The harvest of the earth; And hear the cry of them, not weep Wide waves his flaming sword.

2And who are they in shining white, The fire of vengeance burns? Are they the 'whited sepulchres' Choked the fair corn around.

3Who are they the redeemed of every clime, God's treasure-house to fill? The wheat a hundredfold there, Amid surrounding ill.

4O King of mercy! grant us power, Thy fiery wrath to flee; In thy destroying angel's hour, Oh! gather us to thee.

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Meter
28
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 50% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

THE angel comes; he comes to reap The harvest of the earth; And hear the cry of them, not weep Wide waves his flaming sword.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘/˘/28A

Verse 2

And who are they in shining white, The fire of vengeance burns? Are they the 'whited sepulchres' Choked the fair corn around.˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘???/˘//˘/29A

Verse 3

Who are they the redeemed of every clime, God's treasure-house to fill? The wheat a hundredfold there, Amid surrounding ill.˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘?/????˘/˘/˘???/˘/˘/˘/31A

Verse 4

O King of mercy! grant us power, Thy fiery wrath to flee; In thy destroying angel's hour, Oh! gather us to thee.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/31A

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.