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Hymns and Tunes 1876 522

Hymn 522

1I CAN see beyond the river,
Over Jordan's dashing tide ;
There I'll be with Christ forever,
By my Saviour's bleeding side.

2Over there is no more weeping,
Over there all pain is o'er ;
I shall rest in Jesus' keeping,
I shall sorrow and die no more.

3Over there is no more sighing,
Over there are sunny skies ;
Crowns of fadeless beauty shining,
Blooming flowers of Paradise.

4Over there I'll find my treasure—
Jewels lost long, long ago ;
There to meet beyond all measure,
There my raptured heart shall know.

5Over there all are immortal,
Over there is no more night ;
And the city's pearly portal
Now stands almost in my sight !

6Will you go, dear sinner, with me,
Where the Lamb will ever reign—
Where the loved of earth will greet thee,
And we ne'er shall part again ?

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The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.8
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 62% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAC

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Verse 1

I CAN see beyond the river,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Over Jordan's dashing tide ;/˘/˘/˘/7B

There I'll be with Christ forever,//˘˘/˘/˘8C

By my Saviour's bleeding side.˘˘/˘˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

Over there is no more weeping,/˘/˘˘//˘8A

Over there all pain is o'er ;/˘///˘/7B

I shall rest in Jesus' keeping,˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

I shall sorrow and die no more.˘˘/˘˘/˘/8C

Verse 3

Over there is no more sighing,/˘/˘˘//˘8A

Over there are sunny skies ;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Crowns of fadeless beauty shining,/˘???/˘/˘9C

Blooming flowers of Paradise./˘/˘˘/˘/8D

Verse 4

Over there I'll find my treasure—/˘///˘/˘8A

Jewels lost long, long ago ;/˘///˘/7B

There to meet beyond all measure,/˘/˘///˘8A

There my raptured heart shall know./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 5

Over there all are immortal,/˘//˘//˘8A

Over there is no more night ;/˘/˘˘//7B

And the city's pearly portal˘˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Now stands almost in my sight !////˘˘/7B

Verse 6

Will you go, dear sinner, with me,˘˘///˘˘˘8A

Where the Lamb will ever reign—/˘/˘/˘/7B

Where the loved of earth will greet thee,/˘/˘/˘//8A

And we ne'er shall part again ?˘˘/˘/˘/7C

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.