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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 24

MY SAVIOUR'S COMING

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1MY Saviour's coming in the sky,
To take me up with him on high;
A crown each faithful one shall wear,
When he in glory shall appear.

RefrainRoll round sweet moments, sweet moments roll round,
And let these poor pilgrims go home, go home.

2O blessed morning on us rise,
And gladden our uplifted eyes,
When the shall meet to part no more,
And shout our toils and sufferings o'er.

3O, hasten, bright, immortal day!
When Christ shall call us hence away,
Where, on fair Canaan's happy shore,
We'll praise the Lamb for evermore.

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The verse

Meter
9.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

MY Saviour's coming in the sky,˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/9A
To take me up with him on high;˘/˘˘˘˘˘/8A
A crown each faithful one shall wear,˘///˘/˘/8B
When he in glory shall appear./˘˘/˘˘˘/8C

Verse 2

O blessed morning on us rise,˘//˘˘˘/7A
And gladden our uplifted eyes,˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9A
When the shall meet to part no more,/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
And shout our toils and sufferings o'er.˘//˘/˘/˘˘/10C

Verse 3

O, hasten, bright, immortal day!˘/˘///˘/8A
When Christ shall call us hence away,//˘/˘/˘/8A
Where, on fair Canaan's happy shore,/˘//˘/˘/8B
We'll praise the Lamb for evermore.//˘/˘/˘/8B

Refrain

Roll round sweet moments, sweet moments roll round,////˘//˘//10A
And let these poor pilgrims go home, go home.˘/˘//˘////10B

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.