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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 32

IN EXPECTATION SWEET

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1IN expectation sweet,
We'll wait, and sing, and pray,
Till Christ's triumphal car we meet,
And see an endless day.

2He comes! The Conqueror comes!
Death falls beneath his sword;
The joyful prisoners burst the tombs
And rise to meet their Lord.

3The trumpet sounds, "Awake!
Ye dead, to judgment come!"
The pillars of creation shake,
While man receives his doom.

4Thrice happy morn for those
Who love the ways of peace;
No night of sorrow e'er shall close,
Or shade their perfect bliss.

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The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 74% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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Verse 1

IN expectation sweet,˘/˘/˘/6A
We'll wait, and sing, and pray,//˘/˘/6B
Till Christ's triumphal car we meet,//˘/˘/˘/8A
And see an endless day.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

He comes! The Conqueror comes!˘/˘/˘˘/7A
Death falls beneath his sword;//˘/˘/6B
The joyful prisoners burst the tombs˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9C
And rise to meet their Lord.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

The trumpet sounds, "Awake!˘/˘/˘/6A
Ye dead, to judgment come!"//˘/˘/6B
The pillars of creation shake,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
While man receives his doom.//˘/˘/6C

Verse 4

Thrice happy morn for those//˘/˘˘6A
Who love the ways of peace;˘/˘/˘/6B
No night of sorrow e'er shall close,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Or shade their perfect bliss.˘/˘˘//6D

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.