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Hymns and Tunes 1886 507

Homeward Bound

Words: UnknownTune: HOMEWARD BOUND10s & 7s. P.

1Out on an ocean all boundless we ride, We're homeward bound, homeward bound;
Tossed on the waves of a rough, restless tide, We're homeward bound, homeward bound.

2Wildly the storm sweeps us on as it roars, We're homeward bound, homeward bound!
Look! yonder lie the bright heavenly shores, We're homeward bound, homeward bound.

3Into the harbor of heaven now we glide, We're home at last, home at last;
Softly we drift on its bright silver tide, We're home at last, home at last.

Words: Unknown
Tune: HOMEWARD BOUND
Meter: 10s & 7s. P.

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The verse

Meter: 10.7.10.7 · as printed
Foot: dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 44% of beats fit
Rhyme: AA

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Verse 1

Out on an ocean all boundless we ride,/˘˘/˘//˘˘/10A

We're homeward bound, homeward bound;//˘//˘/7B

Tossed on the waves of a rough, restless tide,/˘˘/˘˘//˘/10A

We're homeward bound, homeward bound.//˘//˘/7B

Verse 2

Wildly the storm sweeps us on as it roars, We're homeward bound, homeward bound!/˘˘//˘˘˘˘///˘//˘/17A

Look! yonder lie the bright heavenly shores, We're homeward bound, homeward bound.//˘/˘//˘˘///˘//˘/17A

Verse 3

Into the harbor of heaven now we glide, We're home at last, home at last;/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘///˘//˘/18A

Softly we drift on its bright silver tide, We're home at last, home at last./˘˘/˘˘//˘///˘//˘/17A

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.