Millennial Harp 14
The Glorious Kingdom
1When Jesus shall reign over all the earth,
And righteousness cover the land,
Then peace shall spring forth in its holy birth,
And justice shall govern by his command.
2No more shall the earth be filled with war,
Nor nations learn battle again;
The kingdom of God shall shine from afar,
And Christ shall forever reign.
3The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,
The lion shall eat straw like the ox;
In that blessed day of heavenly weather,
When Satan is bound in his prison rocks.
The verse
- Meter
- 10.8.10.10
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 35% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
When Jesus shall reign over all the earth,//˘˘//˘/˘/10A
And righteousness cover the land,˘/˘˘/˘˘/8B
Then peace shall spring forth in its holy birth,//˘//˘˘/˘/10A
And justice shall govern by his command.˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘/10B
Verse 2
No more shall the earth be filled with war,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9A
Nor nations learn battle again;˘/˘//˘˘/8B
The kingdom of God shall shine from afar,˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/10C
And Christ shall forever reign.˘/˘˘/˘/7D
Verse 3
The wolf and the lamb shall feed together,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘10A
The lion shall eat straw like the ox;˘/˘˘///˘/9B
In that blessed day of heavenly weather,˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘10A
When Satan is bound in his prison rocks.//˘˘/˘˘/˘/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.