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Millennial Harp 26

Sonnet

11. When for eternal worlds we steer, And seas are
And faith is lively exercise, And distant
calm, and skies are clear, My soul for joy she claps her wings, And
loud her lovely sonnet sings, Vain world adieu, vain world adieu; And
loud her lovely sonnet sings, Vain world adieu.

2With cheerful hopes her eyes explore
Those landmarks on the distant shore,
The trees of Life, the pastures sweet,
The golden streets, the crystal stream;
Again for joy she claps her wings, &c.
When nearer still she draws to land,
More eager all her powers expand,
With steady helm and free bent sail,
Her anchor drops within the veil.
Again for joy she claps her wings,
And her celestial sonnet sings,
On Canaan's shore, &c.

The verse

Meter
11.11.14.16.11
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

1. When for eternal worlds we steer, And seas are/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11A
And faith is lively exercise, And distant˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11B
calm, and skies are clear, My soul for joy she claps her wings, And/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘14C
loud her lovely sonnet sings, Vain world adieu, vain world adieu; And/˘/˘/˘///˘///˘/˘16C
loud her lovely sonnet sings, Vain world adieu./˘/˘/˘///˘/11D

Verse 2

With cheerful hopes her eyes explore˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Those landmarks on the distant shore,˘//˘˘/˘/8A
The trees of Life, the pastures sweet,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
The golden streets, the crystal stream;˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Again for joy she claps her wings, &c.˘/˘/˘/˘//9D
When nearer still she draws to land,//˘/˘/˘/8E
More eager all her powers expand,//˘/˘/˘˘/9E
With steady helm and free bent sail,˘/˘/˘///8F
Her anchor drops within the veil.˘/˘/˘/˘/8F
Again for joy she claps her wings,˘/˘/˘/˘/8G
And her celestial sonnet sings,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8G
On Canaan's shore, &c.˘/˘//5D

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.