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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 28

I'LL TRY TO PROVE FAITHFUL

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1I'LL try to prove faithful,
I'll try to prove faithful,
I'll try to prove faithful, faithful, faithful,
Till we all shall meet above.

2We mean to be faithful, &c.
Till we all shall meet above.

3There'll be no more sinning, &c.
When we all shall meet above.

4There'll be no more sorrow, &c.
When we all shall meet above.

5Then we shall see Jesus, &c.
When we all shall meet above.

6There we shall sing praises, &c.
When we all shall meet above.

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The verse

Meter
6.6.10.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 65% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I'LL try to prove faithful,//˘//˘6A
I'll try to prove faithful,//˘//˘6A
I'll try to prove faithful, faithful, faithful,//˘//˘/˘/˘10A
Till we all shall meet above./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

We mean to be faithful, &c.˘/˘˘/˘/7A
Till we all shall meet above./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

There'll be no more sinning, &c./˘˘˘//˘/8A
When we all shall meet above./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

There'll be no more sorrow, &c./˘˘˘//˘/8A
When we all shall meet above./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 5

Then we shall see Jesus, &c./˘˘//˘/7A
When we all shall meet above./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 6

There we shall sing praises, &c./˘˘//˘/7A
When we all shall meet above./˘/˘/˘/7B

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.