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Hymns and Tunes 1886 345

There is a house in heaven built

Words: R. C. CottrellTune: 89, 347, 25.

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1There is a house in heaven built, The temple of the living God,
The tabernacle true, more pure, Is washed away by precious blood.

2In love, one our High Priest entered there, Who knows the frailties of our frame;
Who loves to hear his people's prayer, And offer to our God the same.

3The daily ministry he bore, Till sealed the prophetic hour;
He entered then the inner door, We trust the sacred place.

4Before the ark of the command, On which the mercy-seat is placed,
Presenting his own blood he stands, Till Israel's sins are all erased.

Tune
89, 347, 25.

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
16.16
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

There is a house in heaven built, The temple of the living God,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/16A
The tabernacle true, more pure, Is washed away by precious blood.˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/16B

Verse 2

In love, one our High Priest entered there, Who knows the frailties of our frame;˘///˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/19A
Who loves to hear his people's prayer, And offer to our God the same.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/17A

Verse 3

The daily ministry he bore, Till sealed the prophetic hour;˘/˘/˘˘˘///˘˘/˘/˘16A
He entered then the inner door, We trust the sacred place.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14B

Verse 4

Before the ark of the command, On which the mercy-seat is placed,˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘???˘/16A
Presenting his own blood he stands, Till Israel's sins are all erased.˘/˘˘//˘///˘/˘/˘/16A

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.