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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 56

The Midnight Cry

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1My heart was cold–lukewarm was I,
When lo! I heard the Midnight Cry;
It rous'd me up–I looked within,
Beheld corruption, error, sin.

2I sought the Lord with all my might,
He heard my prayer and gave me light.
Filled me with joy–I loved to hear
The solemn cry, the Bridegroom's near.

3My soul is fill'd with love divine,
I feel I'm his, that he is mine;
My Saviour and my gracious Lord,
And he will come, so says his word.

4Yes, He will come, he's nigh at hand,
I soon shall join the blood-washed band,
To sing his praise, his glory see,
And reign with him eternally.

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 67% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

My heart was cold–lukewarm was I,˘/˘///˘˘8A
When lo! I heard the Midnight Cry;//˘/˘///8A
It rous'd me up–I looked within,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8B
Beheld corruption, error, sin.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

I sought the Lord with all my might,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8A
He heard my prayer and gave me light.˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Filled me with joy–I loved to hear/˘˘/˘/˘/8B
The solemn cry, the Bridegroom's near.˘/˘/˘///8B

Verse 3

My soul is fill'd with love divine,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
I feel I'm his, that he is mine;˘//˘˘˘˘/8A
My Saviour and my gracious Lord,˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/9B
And he will come, so says his word.˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 4

Yes, He will come, he's nigh at hand,/˘˘///˘/8A
I soon shall join the blood-washed band,˘/˘/˘???/9A
To sing his praise, his glory see,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
And reign with him eternally.˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8C

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.