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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 31

I WANT TO WEAR THE CROWN

1ALTHOUGH I'm down in Egypt's land,
I want to wear the crown;
I hear about the promised land,
I want to wear the crown.

RefrainO my heart says, praise the Lord,
My heart says, praise the Lord,
My heart says, praise the Lord,
I want to wear the crown.

2I know the time, I know the day,
I want to wear the crown;
When Jesus washed my sins away,
I want to wear the crown, &c.

3I soon shall see him in the sky,
I want to wear the crown;
And then away to him I'll fly,
I want to wear the crown, &c.

4If ever I reach the other shore,
I want to wear the crown;
I'll sing and shout for evermore,
I want to wear the crown, &c.

5Our songs of praise shall fill the skies,
I want to wear the crown;
While higher still our joys they rise,
I want to wear the crown, &c.

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The verse

Meter: 8.6.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAC

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

ALTHOUGH I'm down in Egypt's land,////˘/˘/8A

I want to wear the crown;˘/˘/˘/6B

I hear about the promised land,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

I want to wear the crown.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

I know the time, I know the day,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

I want to wear the crown;˘/˘/˘/6B

When Jesus washed my sins away,//˘/˘/˘/8A

I want to wear the crown, &c.˘/˘/˘//7C

Verse 3

I soon shall see him in the sky,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A

I want to wear the crown;˘/˘/˘/6B

And then away to him I'll fly,˘/˘/˘˘//8A

I want to wear the crown, &c.˘/˘/˘//7C

Verse 4

If ever I reach the other shore,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9A

I want to wear the crown;˘/˘/˘/6B

I'll sing and shout for evermore,//˘/˘/˘/8A

I want to wear the crown, &c.˘/˘/˘//7C

Verse 5

Our songs of praise shall fill the skies,/˘/˘/˘/˘/9A

I want to wear the crown;˘/˘/˘/6B

While higher still our joys they rise,//˘//˘/˘/9A

I want to wear the crown, &c.˘/˘/˘//7C

Refrain

O my heart says, praise the Lord,˘˘///˘/7A

My heart says, praise the Lord,˘///˘/6A

My heart says, praise the Lord,˘///˘/6A

I want to wear the crown.˘/˘/˘/6B

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.