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Hymns and Tunes 1876 351

JERUSALEM, my happy home

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1JERUSALEM, my happy home, Oh! how I long for thee! When will my sorrows have an end? Thy joys, when shall I see?

2Thy walls are all of precious stone, Most glorious to behold; Thy gates are richly set with pearl, Thy streets are paved with gold.

3Thy garden and thy pleasant walks, My study long have been; Such dazzling views, by human sight, Have never yet been seen.

4Lord, help us by thy mighty grace To keep in view the prize, Till thou dost come to take us home To that blest Paradise.

5Jerusalem, my glorious home, When shall I come to thee? When shall my sorrows have an end? Thy joys, when shall I see?

Also sung to
St. Peter (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #981)

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The verse

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28
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 39% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

JERUSALEM, my happy home, Oh! how I long for thee! When will my sorrows have an end? Thy joys, when shall I see?˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘////˘˘/28A

Verse 2

Thy walls are all of precious stone, Most glorious to behold; Thy gates are richly set with pearl, Thy streets are paved with gold.//˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘˘///˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/29A

Verse 3

Thy garden and thy pleasant walks, My study long have been; Such dazzling views, by human sight, Have never yet been seen.//˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/29A

Verse 4

Lord, help us by thy mighty grace To keep in view the prize, Till thou dost come to take us home To that blest Paradise.//˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/////˘/˘/˘˘//˘/28A

Verse 5

Jerusalem, my glorious home, When shall I come to thee? When shall my sorrows have an end? Thy joys, when shall I see?˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘////˘˘/29A

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.