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Hymns and Tunes 1886 482

Children of the heavenly King

Words: John Cennick

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1Children of the heavenly King,
As we journey, sweetly sing;
Sing your Saviour's worthy praise,
Glorious in his works and ways.

2We are traveling home to God,
In the way the fathers trod;
And when Jordan's Lord shall come,
We shall all be gathered home.

3Shout, ye little flock, and blest,
You near Jesus' throne shall rest;
There your seats are now prepared,
There your kingdom and reward.

4Fear not, brethren, joyful stand
On the borders of your land;
Jesus Christ, your Father's Son,
Bids you undismayed go on.

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The verse

Meter
8.7.8.8
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 59% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Children of the heavenly King,/˘˘˘/˘˘/8A
As we journey, sweetly sing;˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Sing your Saviour's worthy praise,/˘/˘˘/˘/8B
Glorious in his works and ways./˘˘˘˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

We are traveling home to God,˘˘/˘˘/˘/8A
In the way the fathers trod;˘˘/˘/˘/7A
And when Jordan's Lord shall come,˘//˘/˘/7B
We shall all be gathered home.˘˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 3

Shout, ye little flock, and blest,///˘/˘/7A
You near Jesus' throne shall rest;˘//˘/˘/7A
There your seats are now prepared,/˘/˘/˘/7B
There your kingdom and reward./˘/˘˘˘/7C

Verse 4

Fear not, brethren, joyful stand/˘/˘/˘/7A
On the borders of your land;˘˘/˘˘˘/7A
Jesus Christ, your Father's Son,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Bids you undismayed go on./˘???/˘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.