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Hymns and Tunes 1886 341

Angels! roll the rock away

Words: Thomas ScottTune: 18, 97, 407.

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1Angels! roll the rock away; Death! yield up thy mighty prey;
See! the Saviour leaves the tomb, Glowing with immortal bloom.

2Hark! the wondering angels raise Louder notes of joyful praise;
Let the earth's remotest bound Echo with the blissful sound.

3Saints on earth lift up your eyes; Now to glory see him rise;
In long triumph through the sky, Up to waiting worlds on high.

4Heaven unfolds its portals wide! Mighty Conqueror! through them ride;
King of glory! mount thy throne, Boundless empire is thine own.

Tune
18, 97, 407.

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
14.15
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 39% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Angels! roll the rock away; Death! yield up thy mighty prey;/˘/˘/˘///˘//˘/14A
See! the Saviour leaves the tomb, Glowing with immortal bloom./˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘//˘/15B

Verse 2

Hark! the wondering angels raise Louder notes of joyful praise;/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/15A
Let the earth's remotest bound Echo with the blissful sound./˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘/14B

Verse 3

Saints on earth lift up your eyes; Now to glory see him rise;/˘//˘˘//˘/˘/˘/14A
In long triumph through the sky, Up to waiting worlds on high.˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/14B

Verse 4

Heaven unfolds its portals wide! Mighty Conqueror! through them ride;/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/16A
King of glory! mount thy throne, Boundless empire is thine own./˘/˘////˘/˘˘˘//15B

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.