Millennial Harp 1
Prayer of the Church
1How long, O Lord our Savior, Wilt thou remain a-way?
Our hearts are growing weary Of thy so long de-lay.
2O when shall come the moment, When, brighter far than morn,
The sunshine of thy glory Shall on thy people dawn?
The verse
- Meter
- 14.14
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 37% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AA
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Verse 1
How long, O Lord our Savior, Wilt thou remain a-way?//˘//˘/˘//˘/˘/14A
Our hearts are growing weary Of thy so long de-lay./˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/14A
Verse 2
O when shall come the moment, When, brighter far than morn,˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/13A
The sunshine of thy glory Shall on thy people dawn?˘//˘//˘˘˘//˘/13B
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.