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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 29

SEE, BRETHREN, SEE

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1SEE, brethren, see, how the day rolls on,
Quickly will the Saviour come;
Hark! Hear the sound, he will appear,
Sweetly falls upon the ear.

RefrainThen haste, let us work till the day-light is o'er,
Our hearts filled with love as we row to the shore;
Our earthly labor being done,
How sweet the Christian's welcome home,
Home, home, home, the Christian's welcome home;
Sweet, O! Sweet the Christian's welcome home.
Welcome home, welcome home, welcome home.

2Lift up your hearts and rejoice in God,
Shout his praises all abroad;
Soon shall we hear the voice, 'tis done,
Child, your Father calls, come home.

3Come, brethren, come, let us all awake!
And the Spirit's truths partake;
Soon will appear, and O! how bright;
Prayer to praise, and faith to sight.

4Hark, brethren, hark! Hear the sound so clear,
Jesus' coming draweth near;
Soon will commence, as all may see,
The ever glorious jubilee.

5Hail, brethren, hail! Its the new-born year;
The joyful trump we soon shall hear,
Then will the saints and angels sing,
Glory be to Heaven's King.

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The verse

Meter
9.8.8.7
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trochaic (DUM-da) · 46% of beats fit
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Verse 1

SEE, brethren, see, how the day rolls on,//˘//˘//˘9A
Quickly will the Saviour come;/˘˘˘/˘˘/8B
Hark! Hear the sound, he will appear,//˘/˘˘˘/8C
Sweetly falls upon the ear./˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 2

Lift up your hearts and rejoice in God,/˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A
Shout his praises all abroad;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Soon shall we hear the voice, 'tis done,/˘˘/˘///8C
Child, your Father calls, come home./˘/˘///7D

Verse 3

Come, brethren, come, let us all awake!//˘//˘/˘/9A
And the Spirit's truths partake;˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Soon will appear, and O! how bright;/˘˘/˘˘//8B
Prayer to praise, and faith to sight./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

Hark, brethren, hark! Hear the sound so clear,//˘//˘/˘/9A
Jesus' coming draweth near;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Soon will commence, as all may see,/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
The ever glorious jubilee.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9B

Verse 5

Hail, brethren, hail! Its the new-born year;//˘/˘˘/˘/9A
The joyful trump we soon shall hear,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Then will the saints and angels sing,/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
Glory be to Heaven's King./˘˘˘/˘/7B

Refrain

Then haste, let us work till the day-light is o'er,///˘//˘//˘/11A
Our hearts filled with love as we row to the shore;/˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/12B
Our earthly labor being done,/˘/˘/˘/˘/9C
How sweet the Christian's welcome home,//˘/˘/˘/8D
Home, home, home, the Christian's welcome home;///˘/˘/˘/9D
Sweet, O! Sweet the Christian's welcome home./˘/˘/˘/˘/9D
Welcome home, welcome home, welcome home./˘//˘//˘/9D

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.