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Hymns for God’s Peculiar People 43

The New Jerusalem

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1Lo, what a glorious sight appears,
To our believing eyes;
The earth and seas are pass'd away,
And the old rolling skies.

2From the third heav'n where God resides,
That holy, happy place;
The New Jerusalem comes down,
Adorn'd with shining grace.

3Attending angels shout for joy,
And the bright armies sing,
"Mortals behold the sacred seat
Of your eternal King!"

4How long, dear Saviour, 0 how long
Shall this bright hour delay?
Fly swift around, ye wheels of time,
And bring the welcome day.

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Also sung to: Arlington (SDA Hymnal #446)
Meter: [unclear]
Scripture: Rev 21:1-4; Rev 21:10-27; 2 Pet 3:13

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The verse

Meter: 9.7.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 57% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

Lo, what a glorious sight appears,/˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A

To our believing eyes;˘/˘˘/˘/7B

The earth and seas are pass'd away,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

And the old rolling skies.˘˘//˘/6B

Verse 2

From the third heav'n where God resides,˘˘////˘/8A

That holy, happy place;˘/˘/˘/6B

The New Jerusalem comes down,˘/˘/˘˘//8C

Adorn'd with shining grace.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Attending angels shout for joy,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

And the bright armies sing,˘˘//˘/6B

"Mortals behold the sacred seat/˘˘/˘/˘/8C

Of your eternal King!"˘˘˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

How long, dear Saviour, 0 how long////˘˘//8A

Shall this bright hour delay?˘˘//˘˘/7B

Fly swift around, ye wheels of time,//˘///˘/8C

And bring the welcome day.˘/˘/˘/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.