Millennial Harp 24
Search the Scriptures
1Search the scriptures, for in them ye think
Ye have eternal life;
And they are they which testify of me,
Through all this mortal strife.
2The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy,
Revealed unto his servants all
Who love his majesty.
3Blessed are they that do his commandments,
That they may have right to the tree of life,
And may enter in through the gates,
Into the city, free from strife.
The verse
- Meter
- 9.6.10.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 41% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
Search the scriptures, for in them ye think/˘/˘˘˘˘//9A
Ye have eternal life;/˘˘/˘/6B
And they are they which testify of me,˘˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘10C
Through all this mortal strife.//˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
The testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy,˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘16A
Revealed unto his servants all˘//˘˘/˘/8B
Who love his majesty.˘/˘/˘˘6C
Verse 3
Blessed are they that do his commandments,/˘˘˘˘˘˘/˘9A
That they may have right to the tree of life,˘˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/10B
And may enter in through the gates,˘˘/˘˘/˘/8C
Into the city, free from strife./˘˘/˘/˘/8B
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