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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 30

I LOVE THIS PURE RELIGION

1I LOVE this pure religion,
Soldiers of the jubilee;
I love this pure religion,
Soldiers of the cross.

RefrainRemember me while toiling here,
Soldiers of the jubilee,
Remember me while toiling here,
Soldiers of the cross.

2We'll preach a coming Saviour,
Soldiers of the jubilee;
We'll preach a coming Saviour,
Soldiers of the cross.
Remember me, &c.

3We'll soon be in the kingdom,
Soldiers of the Jubilee;
We'll soon be in the kingdom,
Soldiers of the cross.
Remember me, &c.

4Then sorrow will be ended,
Soldiers of the jubilee;
Then sorrow will be ended,
Soldiers of the cross.
Remember me, &c.

5We'll have a shout in glory,
Soldiers of the jubilee;
We'll have a shout in glory,
Soldiers of the cross.
Remember me, &c.

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The verse

Meter: 7.7.7.5
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 32% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABACB

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I LOVE this pure religion,˘/˘/˘/˘7A

Soldiers of the jubilee;/˘˘˘/˘/7B

I love this pure religion,˘/˘/˘/˘7A

Soldiers of the cross./˘˘˘/5C

Verse 2

We'll preach a coming Saviour,//˘/˘/˘˘8A

Soldiers of the jubilee;/˘˘˘/˘/7B

We'll preach a coming Saviour,//˘/˘/˘˘8A

Soldiers of the cross./˘˘˘/5C

Remember me, &c.˘/˘˘/5B

Verse 3

We'll soon be in the kingdom,//˘˘˘/˘7A

Soldiers of the Jubilee;/˘˘˘/˘/7B

We'll soon be in the kingdom,//˘˘˘/˘7A

Soldiers of the cross./˘˘˘/5C

Remember me, &c.˘/˘˘/5B

Verse 4

Then sorrow will be ended,//˘˘˘/˘7A

Soldiers of the jubilee;/˘˘˘/˘/7B

Then sorrow will be ended,//˘˘˘/˘7A

Soldiers of the cross./˘˘˘/5C

Remember me, &c.˘/˘˘/5B

Verse 5

We'll have a shout in glory,/˘˘/˘/˘7A

Soldiers of the jubilee;/˘˘˘/˘/7B

We'll have a shout in glory,/˘˘/˘/˘7A

Soldiers of the cross./˘˘˘/5C

Remember me, &c.˘/˘˘/5B

Refrain

Remember me while toiling here,˘/˘˘//˘/8A

Soldiers of the jubilee,/˘˘˘/˘/7B

Remember me while toiling here,˘/˘˘//˘/8A

Soldiers of the cross./˘˘˘/5C

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.