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Millennial Harp 10

The New Jerusalem

1A city appears to our view,
Where pilgrims will ever reside;
If faithful and prove, and are true,
Will dwell with the Lamb as his
bride.
From heaven this city descends,
Above the ethereal blue;
The saints will inhabit it, when
To earth they have all bade adieu.

2No sun shall illumine that land,
N'r stars in its galaxy shine;
But order and harmony grand
Will be in each portion sublime.
No darkness shall ever prevail,
But light inexpressible reign;
No demon our rights shall assail,
To mar in that heavenly plain.

3The walls of this city are high,
Her light's like a jasper most clear;
When she falls from the azure blue
sky,
She will dwell with the holy who
fear.
Its streets are pellucid, fine gold;
No temple, but God and the Lamb,
Our eyes shall there ever behold,
For they are the light of that land.

The verse

Meter
9.8.8.7.1.8.8.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABACBDAEA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

A city appears to our view,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9A
Where pilgrims will ever reside;//˘˘/˘˘/8B
If faithful and prove, and are true,˘/˘˘/˘˘/8A
Will dwell with the Lamb as his˘/˘˘/˘˘7C
bride./1B
From heaven this city descends,˘/˘˘/˘˘/8D
Above the ethereal blue;˘/˘˘/˘˘/8A
The saints will inhabit it, when˘/˘//˘˘/8E
To earth they have all bade adieu.˘/˘˘//˘/8A

Verse 2

No sun shall illumine that land,˘/˘???˘/8A
N'r stars in its galaxy shine;?/˘˘/˘˘/8B
But order and harmony grand˘/˘˘/˘˘/8A
Will be in each portion sublime.˘˘˘//˘˘/8C
No darkness shall ever prevail,˘/˘˘/˘˘/8D
But light inexpressible reign;˘/?????/8E
No demon our rights shall assail,˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9D
To mar in that heavenly plain.˘/˘˘/˘˘/8E

Verse 3

The walls of this city are high,˘/˘˘/˘˘/8A
Her light's like a jasper most clear;˘//˘/˘//8B
When she falls from the azure blue/˘/˘˘/˘/8C
sky,/1A
She will dwell with the holy who˘˘/˘˘/˘˘8C
fear./1B
Its streets are pellucid, fine gold;˘/˘???//8D
No temple, but God and the Lamb,˘/˘˘/˘˘/8E
Our eyes shall there ever behold,/˘/˘//˘˘/9D
For they are the light of that land.˘˘˘˘/˘˘/8F

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.