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Hymns and Tunes 1886 340

Hail! the day that sees him rise

Words: William BarclayTune: 330, 407, 75.

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1Hail! the day that sees him rise, And ascend his native skies!
Christ, awhile to mortals given, Enters now the gates of heaven.

2There the glorious triumph waits; Lift your heads, eternal gates!
Christ hath vanquished death and sin; Take the King of glory in.

3See, the heaven its Lord receives! Yet he loves the earth he leaves;
Though returning to his throne, Still he calls mankind his own.

4See, he lifts his hands above! See, he shows the prints of love!
Hark! his gracious lips bestow Blessings on his church below.

5Saviour, parted from our sight, High above yon azure height,
Grant our hearts may thither rise, Following thee beyond the skies.

Tune
330, 407, 75.
Also sung to
Llanfair (SDA Hymnal #176)

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
14.16
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 43% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Hail! the day that sees him rise, And ascend his native skies!/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/14A
Christ, awhile to mortals given, Enters now the gates of heaven./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘16B

Verse 2

There the glorious triumph waits; Lift your heads, eternal gates!/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/15A
Christ hath vanquished death and sin; Take the King of glory in.///˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘14B

Verse 3

See, the heaven its Lord receives! Yet he loves the earth he leaves;/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/15A
Though returning to his throne, Still he calls mankind his own./˘/˘˘˘//˘///˘/14B

Verse 4

See, he lifts his hands above! See, he shows the prints of love!/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
Hark! his gracious lips bestow Blessings on his church below./˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘/14B

Verse 5

Saviour, parted from our sight, High above yon azure height,/˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘///˘/16A
Grant our hearts may thither rise, Following thee beyond the skies.//˘/˘////˘˘/˘/˘/16B

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.