Hymns and Tunes 1886 355
Erected high in heaven stands
660, 27, 774
1Erected high in heaven stands
The tabernacle true;
And Jesus there in mercy pleads
For all the faithful few.
2His blood he offers freely now
For all who will receive,
For all who to his truth will bow,
And in his word believe.
3The Jewish priesthood shadowed forth
His ministration there,
The cleansing of the inner court,
His coming to prepare.
- Meter
- 660, 27, 774
- Scripture
- Hebrews 8:1-2; Hebrews 9:11
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 660, 27, 774
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 88% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Erected high in heaven stands˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
The tabernacle true;˘/˘/˘/6B
And Jesus there in mercy pleads˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
For all the faithful few.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
His blood he offers freely now˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
For all who will receive,˘/˘˘˘/6B
For all who to his truth will bow,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
And in his word believe.˘˘˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
The Jewish priesthood shadowed forth˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
His ministration there,˘/˘/˘/6B
The cleansing of the inner court,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
His coming to prepare.˘/˘˘˘/6B
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.