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Millennial Harp 14

Jesus Shall Reign

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1Jesus shall reign where'er the sun
Does his successive journeys run;
His kingdom stretch from shore to
shore
Till moons shall wax and wane no
more.

2To him shall endless prayers be made,
And praises throng to crown his head;
His name, like sweet perfume shall
rise
With every daily sacrifice.

3Blessings abound where'er he reigns;
The prisoner leaps to loose his chains;
The weary find eternal rest,
And all the sons of want are blessed.

4Where he displays his healing power,
The sting of death is known no more;
In him the sons of Adam boast
More blessings than their father lost.

The verse

Meter
9.8.7.1.7.1
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 58% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABCDC
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Jesus shall reign where'er the sun/˘˘/???˘/9A
Does his successive journeys run;˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
His kingdom stretch from shore to˘/˘/˘/˘7B
shore/1C
Till moons shall wax and wane no//˘/˘/˘7D
more./1C

Verse 2

To him shall endless prayers be made,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And praises throng to crown his head;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
His name, like sweet perfume shall˘///˘/˘7C
rise/1D
With every daily sacrifice.˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9E

Verse 3

Blessings abound where'er he reigns;/˘˘/???˘/9A
The prisoner leaps to loose his chains;˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9A
The weary find eternal rest,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
And all the sons of want are blessed.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 4

Where he displays his healing power,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A
The sting of death is known no more;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
In him the sons of Adam boast˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C
More blessings than their father lost.//˘˘˘/˘/8D

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.