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Hymns and Tunes 1876 348

THE time is near when Zion's sons

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1THE time is near when Zion's sons, With rapturous joy shall sing the song Foretold by seers—anointed ones: We have a city great and strong.

2Open, ye gates! The glorious King Approaches with a holy throng; Open, ye gates! Saints, angels, sing On golden harps the victor's song!

3O righteous nation! enter in, That kept the law of truth below, Enter the place all free from sin, Where living streams forever flow.

4Within these walls shall they remain, Well trusted, mighty Lord! in thee; Death shall not conquer their domain, They, deathless, shall forever free.

5Thus the redeemed to Zion come, With glory shining from their faces; Angelic legions wait them home, While shouts of praise the earth employ.

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The verse

Meter
33
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iambic (da-DUM) · 37% of beats fit
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Verse 1

THE time is near when Zion's sons, With rapturous joy shall sing the song Foretold by seers—anointed ones: We have a city great and strong.˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/33A

Verse 2

Open, ye gates! The glorious King Approaches with a holy throng; Open, ye gates! Saints, angels, sing On golden harps the victor's song!/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘////˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/33A

Verse 3

O righteous nation! enter in, That kept the law of truth below, Enter the place all free from sin, Where living streams forever flow.˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘///˘///˘/˘/˘/32A

Verse 4

Within these walls shall they remain, Well trusted, mighty Lord! in thee; Death shall not conquer their domain, They, deathless, shall forever free.˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘/˘??˘˘/˘/32A

Verse 5

Thus the redeemed to Zion come, With glory shining from their faces; Angelic legions wait them home, While shouts of praise the earth employ./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/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.