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Hymns for God’s Peculiar People 47

Almost Home

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1Bright crowns are just before us,
Then onward let us sing,
Jerusalem's bright seraphs ,
E'en now are on the wing.

2King Jesus and his angels,
Are hasting on their way,
To gather all the weary
Who faithful watch and pray.

3Toil on a little longer,
Stand stiffly for the word,
Oh ye, my fellow pilgrims,
The lov'd ones of my Lord.

4The kingdom, is the watchword,
We've almost reach'd our home,
Oh, glory hallelujah!
The Bride is saying Come.

Words
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Music
[unclear]
Tune
[unclear]
Meter
[unclear]
Scripture
Rev 3:11; Rev 22:17; 2 Tim 4:8

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The verse

Meter
7.6.7.7
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 60% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Bright crowns are just before us,//˘/˘/˘7A
Then onward let us sing,//˘/˘/6B
Jerusalem's bright seraphs ,˘/˘˘/??7C
E'en now are on the wing.??/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 2

King Jesus and his angels,//˘˘˘/˘7A
Are hasting on their way,˘/˘˘˘/6B
To gather all the weary˘/˘/˘/˘7C
Who faithful watch and pray.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

Toil on a little longer,/˘˘/˘/˘7A
Stand stiffly for the word,//˘˘˘/6B
Oh ye, my fellow pilgrims,˘/˘/˘/˘7C
The lov'd ones of my Lord.˘//˘˘/6D

Verse 4

The kingdom, is the watchword,˘/˘˘˘//7A
We've almost reach'd our home,/////˘/7B
Oh, glory hallelujah!˘/˘/˘/˘7C
The Bride is saying Come.˘/˘/˘/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.