Hymns for Second Advent Believers 36
The Resurrection
1AND when the last loud trumpet
Shall rend the vaulted skies,
And bid the entomb'd millions
From their cold beds arise,
Our ransom'd dust revived,
Bright beauties shall put on,
And soar to the blest mansions
Where our Redeemer's gone.
2Our eyes shall then, with rapture,
The Saviour's face behold;
Our feet, no more diverted,
Shall walk the streets of gold;
Our ears shall hear with transport
The hosts celestial sing;
Our tongues shall chant the glory
Of our Immortal King.
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.7.6.7.6.7.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 38% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCBDEFG
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Verse 1
AND when the last loud trumpet˘/˘///˘7A
Shall rend the vaulted skies,˘?˘/˘/6B
And bid the entomb'd millions˘/˘˘//˘7C
From their cold beds arise,˘˘//˘/6B
Our ransom'd dust revived,/˘/˘/˘/7D
Bright beauties shall put on,//˘˘/˘6E
And soar to the blest mansions˘/˘˘//˘7F
Where our Redeemer's gone.//˘???/7G
Verse 2
Our eyes shall then, with rapture,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
The Saviour's face behold;˘/˘˘/˘/7B
Our feet, no more diverted,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Shall walk the streets of gold;˘/˘/˘/6B
Our ears shall hear with transport/˘/˘/˘˘/8D
The hosts celestial sing;˘/˘/˘/6E
Our tongues shall chant the glory/˘/˘/˘/˘8F
Of our Immortal King.˘/˘//˘/7E
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.