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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 4

The Last Lovely Morning

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1THE last lovely morning,
All blooming and fair,
Is fast onward fleeting,
And soon will appear,
While the mighty, mighty, mighty, trump
Sounds "Come, come away!"
O! let us be ready
To hail the glad day.

RefrainWhile the mighty, mighty, mighty, trump
Sounds "Come, come away!"
O! let us be ready
To hail the glad day.

2And when that bright morning
In splendor shall dawn,
Our tears will be ended,
Our sorrows all gone.
While the mighty, &c.

3The Bridegroom from glory
To earth shall descend;
Ten thousand bright angels
Around him attend.
While the mighty, &c.

4The graves will be open'd,
The dead will arise,
And with the Redeemer
Mount up to the skies.
While the mighty, &c.

5The saints then immortal,
In glory shall reign;
The Bride with the Bridegroom
For ever remain.
While the mighty, &c.

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The verse

Meter
6.5.6.5.9.5.6.5
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 46% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCBD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

THE last lovely morning,˘//˘/˘6A
All blooming and fair,//˘˘/5B
Is fast onward fleeting,˘//˘/˘6C
And soon will appear,˘/˘˘/5D
While the mighty, mighty, mighty, trump/˘/˘/˘/˘/9E
Sounds "Come, come away!"///˘/5F
O! let us be ready˘/˘˘/˘6G
To hail the glad day.˘/˘//5F

Verse 2

And when that bright morning˘/˘//˘6A
In splendor shall dawn,˘/˘˘/5B
Our tears will be ended,/˘/˘˘/˘7C
Our sorrows all gone./˘/˘//6B
While the mighty, &c./˘/˘/5D

Verse 3

The Bridegroom from glory˘//˘/˘6A
To earth shall descend;˘/˘˘/5B
Ten thousand bright angels//˘//˘6C
Around him attend.˘/˘˘/5B
While the mighty, &c./˘/˘/5D

Verse 4

The graves will be open'd,˘/˘˘/˘6A
The dead will arise,˘/˘˘/5B
And with the Redeemer˘˘˘˘/˘6C
Mount up to the skies./˘˘˘/5B
While the mighty, &c./˘/˘/5D

Verse 5

The saints then immortal,˘////˘6A
In glory shall reign;˘/˘˘/5B
The Bride with the Bridegroom˘/˘˘//6C
For ever remain.˘/˘˘/5B
While the mighty, &c./˘/˘/5D

Refrain

While the mighty, mighty, mighty, trump/˘/˘/˘/˘/9A
Sounds "Come, come away!"///˘/5B
O! let us be ready˘/˘˘/˘6C
To hail the glad day.˘/˘//5B

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.