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Millennial Harp 2

Blissful Region (continued)

1While angelic legions with harps tuned celestial, Harmoniously join in the concert of praise,

2The saints, as they flock from the regions terrestrial, In loud hallelujah their voices will raise;

3Then songs to the Lamb shall re-echo through heaven, My soul will respond, to Immanuel be given

4All glory, all honor, all might and dominion, Who brought us through grace to the Eden of love.

5Then hail, blessed state! Hail ye songsters of glory! Ye harpers of bliss, soon I'll meet you above!

6And join your full choir in rehearsing the story, 'Salvation from sorrow, through Jesus's love!'

7Though 'prisoned in earth, yet by anticipation, Already my soul feels a sweet prelibation

8Of joys that await me, when freed from probation: My heart's now in heaven, the Eden of love.

The verse

Meter: 24
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme: A

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Verse 1

While angelic legions with harps tuned celestial, Harmoniously join in the concert of praise,///˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/24A

Verse 2

The saints, as they flock from the regions terrestrial, In loud hallelujah their voices will raise;˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/24A

Verse 3

Then songs to the Lamb shall re-echo through heaven, My soul will respond, to Immanuel be given//˘˘/˘??//˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘23A

Verse 4

All glory, all honor, all might and dominion, Who brought us through grace to the Eden of love.//˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/23A

Verse 5

Then hail, blessed state! Hail ye songsters of glory! Ye harpers of bliss, soon I'll meet you above!//////??˘/˘//˘˘////˘˘/22A

Verse 6

And join your full choir in rehearsing the story, 'Salvation from sorrow, through Jesus's love!'˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/24A

Verse 7

Though 'prisoned in earth, yet by anticipation, Already my soul feels a sweet prelibation//˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/????24A

Verse 8

Of joys that await me, when freed from probation: My heart's now in heaven, the Eden of love.˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/23A

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.