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Jerusalem, my happy home

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1Jerusalem, my happy home,
O, how I long for thee!
When will my sorrows have an end?
Thy joys when shall I see?

2Thy walls are all of precious stone,
Most glorious to behold;
Thy gates are richly set with pearl,
Thy streets are paved with gold.

3Thy garden and thy pleasant walks
My study long have been;
Such dazzling views, by human sight
Have never yet been seen.

4Lord, help us by thy mighty grace
To view the prize
Till thou dost come to take us home
To that blest paradise.

Meter
C.M.
Scripture
Revelation 21

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 66% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Jerusalem, my happy home,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
O, how I long for thee!˘/˘/˘/6B
When will my sorrows have an end?/˘˘/˘˘˘/8C
Thy joys when shall I see?///˘˘/6B

Verse 2

Thy walls are all of precious stone,//˘/˘/˘/8A
Most glorious to behold;//˘˘˘/6B*
Thy gates are richly set with pearl,//˘/˘/˘/8C
Thy streets are paved with gold.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Thy garden and thy pleasant walks//˘˘//˘/8A
My study long have been;˘/˘/˘˘6B
Such dazzling views, by human sight//˘/˘/˘/8C
Have never yet been seen.˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 4

Lord, help us by thy mighty grace//˘˘//˘/8A
To view the prize˘/˘/4B
Till thou dost come to take us home////˘/˘/8C
To that blest paradise.˘˘//˘/6D

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.