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Hymns for Second Advent Believers 97

HAIL TO THE BRIGHTNESS

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1HAIL to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!
Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain;
Hush'd be the accents of sorrow and mourning,
Zion in triumph begins her mild reign.

2Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing,
Streams ever copious are gliding along;
Loud from the mountain-tops echoes are ringing,
Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song.

3See, the dead risen from land and from ocean,
Praise to Jehovah, ascending on high;
Fall'n are the engines of war and commotion,
Shouts of salvation are rending the sky.

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The verse

Meter
11.10.11.10
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 80% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

HAIL to the brightness of Zion's glad morning!/˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘11A
Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10B
Hush'd be the accents of sorrow and mourning,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
Zion in triumph begins her mild reign./˘˘/˘˘/˘//10B

Verse 2

Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing,/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘11A
Streams ever copious are gliding along;//˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/11B
Loud from the mountain-tops echoes are ringing,/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘11A
Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song.//˘??˘/˘˘/10B

Verse 3

See, the dead risen from land and from ocean,/˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
Praise to Jehovah, ascending on high;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10B
Fall'n are the engines of war and commotion,?˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
Shouts of salvation are rending the sky./˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10B

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.