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Hymns and Tunes 1876 457

Hymn 457

1LET me go where saints are going,
To the mansions of the blest ;
Let me go where none are going
That keep not the Sabbath rest ;
I would gain the realms of brightness,
Where they dwell for evermore ;
I would share the joys that wait me,
Over on the other shore.

RefrainLet me gain the realms of glory ;
Let me gain the realms of day ;
Bear me over, angel pinions,
Loose my soul to be away.

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The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7.8.7
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 71% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABABCDED

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Verse 1

LET me go where saints are going,/˘///˘/˘8A

To the mansions of the blest ;˘˘/˘˘˘/7B

Let me go where none are going/˘///˘/˘8A

That keep not the Sabbath rest ;˘/˘˘/˘/7B

I would gain the realms of brightness,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Where they dwell for evermore ;/˘/˘/˘/7D

I would share the joys that wait me,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8E

Over on the other shore./˘˘˘/˘/7D

Refrain

Let me gain the realms of glory ;/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Let me gain the realms of day ;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Bear me over, angel pinions,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Loose my soul to be away./˘/˘˘˘/7B

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.