Millennial Harp 26
Sweet By and By
1There's a land that is fairer than day,
And by faith we can see it afar;
For the Father waits over the way,
To prepare us a dwelling place there.
2In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;
In the sweet by and by,
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.
3We shall sing on that beautiful shore
The melodious songs of the blessed,
And our spirits shall sorrow no more,
Not a sigh for the blessing of rest.
The verse
- Meter
- 9.9.9.9
- Foot
- anapestic (da-da-DUM) · 71% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
There's a land that is fairer than day,/˘/˘˘/˘˘/9A
And by faith we can see it afar;˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B
For the Father waits over the way,˘˘/˘//˘˘/9A
To prepare us a dwelling place there.˘˘/˘˘/˘//9C
Verse 2
In the sweet by and by,˘˘/˘˘˘6A
We shall meet on that beautiful shore;˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B
In the sweet by and by,˘˘/˘˘˘6A
We shall meet on that beautiful shore.˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B
Verse 3
We shall sing on that beautiful shore˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/9A
The melodious songs of the blessed,˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B
And our spirits shall sorrow no more,˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/10A
Not a sigh for the blessing of rest.˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/9B
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.