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Millennial Harp 12

Kingdom of God

1Thy kingdom come! thus, day by
day
We lift our hands to God and pray;
But who has ever duly weighed
The meaning of the words he said?

2Thy kingdom come! O day of joy,
When praise shall every tongue em-
ploy;
When hatred, strife and battles cease
And man with man shall be at peace.

3Then bears and wolves, no longer
wild,
Obey the leading of a child;
The lions with the oxen eat,
And dust shall be the serpent's meat

4Then all shall know and serve the
Lord,
And walk according to his word;
His glory spread around shall be,
As waters cover o'er the sea.

5God's holy will shall then be done
By all who live beneath the sun;
And every evil will remove,
For God will reign, and "God is love."

The verse

Meter: 7.1.9.8.8
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABBCD

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Thy kingdom come! thus, day by//˘///˘7A

day/1B

We lift our hands to God and pray;˘//˘/˘/˘/9B

But who has ever duly weighed˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C

The meaning of the words he said?˘/˘˘˘/˘/8D

Verse 2

Thy kingdom come! O day of joy,//˘/˘/˘/8A

When praise shall every tongue em-//˘/˘˘//8B

ploy;/1A

When hatred, strife and battles cease//˘/˘/˘/8C

And man with man shall be at peace.˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C

Verse 3

Then bears and wolves, no longer//˘/˘/˘7A

wild,/1B

Obey the leading of a child;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8B

The lions with the oxen eat,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C

And dust shall be the serpent's meat˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C

Verse 4

Then all shall know and serve the//˘/˘/˘7A

Lord,/1B

And walk according to his word;˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C

His glory spread around shall be,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8D

As waters cover o'er the sea.˘/˘/˘/˘/8D

Verse 5

God's holy will shall then be done//˘˘˘/˘/8A

By all who live beneath the sun;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

And every evil will remove,˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/9B

For God will reign, and "God is love."˘/˘/˘/˘/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.