Millennial Harp 2
The New Jerusalem
1Another weary day is past,
I'm waiting still for thee;
O, keep me, Savior, till the last,
And set my spirit free.
I long to know thee as thou art,
And reign with thee in life;
O, let this longing, fainting heart
Now end the mortal strife.
2With thine immortal image seal
This feeble creature thine;
And all thy glory then reveal,
And let me in it shine.
I would be where thou art: O come!
No longer now delay;
But take thy weeping children home,
From sin and grief away.
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6.8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 83% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABABCDCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Another weary day is past,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
I'm waiting still for thee;//˘/˘/6B
O, keep me, Savior, till the last,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And set my spirit free.˘/˘/˘/6B
I long to know thee as thou art,˘/˘//˘//8C
And reign with thee in life;˘/˘/˘/6D
O, let this longing, fainting heart˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Now end the mortal strife.//˘/˘/6D
Verse 2
With thine immortal image seal˘///˘/˘/8A
This feeble creature thine;˘/˘/˘/6B
And all thy glory then reveal,˘///˘/˘/8A
And let me in it shine.˘/˘˘˘/6B
I would be where thou art: O come!˘˘˘///˘/8C
No longer now delay;˘/˘/˘/6D
But take thy weeping children home,˘///˘/˘/8E
From sin and grief away.˘/˘/˘/6D
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.