Millennial Harp 15
Zion's King Shall Reign
1Zion's King shall reign victorious,
All his foes beneath his feet;
He shall make his people glorious,
Make his great salvation complete.
2Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
He shall reign from sea to sea;
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
King of kings eternally.
3From the rising of the sun,
To the going down the same,
By his mighty power and strong,
Nations shall confess his name.
The verse
- Meter
- 9.7.9.8
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 73% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
Zion's King shall reign victorious,/˘/˘/˘/˘˘9A
All his foes beneath his feet;/˘/˘/˘/7B
He shall make his people glorious,˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘9A
Make his great salvation complete./˘/˘/˘˘/8B
Verse 2
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
He shall reign from sea to sea;˘˘/˘/˘/7B
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
King of kings eternally./˘/˘/˘˘7C
Verse 3
From the rising of the sun,˘˘/˘˘˘/7A
To the going down the same,˘˘/˘/˘/7B
By his mighty power and strong,˘˘/˘/˘˘/8C
Nations shall confess his name./˘˘˘/˘/7B
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.