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Millennial Harp 27

Heavenly Home

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1Breth-ren, while we so-journ here,
Foes we have, but we've a Friend,

2Fight we must, but should not fear;
One that loves us to the end; Forward,then,with

3cour-age go, Long we shall not dwell below; Soon the

4joy-ful news will come, "Child, your Father calls, Come home."

The verse

Meter
7.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
AB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Breth-ren, while we so-journ here,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Foes we have, but we've a Friend,/˘˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 2

Fight we must, but should not fear;/˘/˘˘˘/7A
One that loves us to the end; Forward,then,with/˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘11B

Verse 3

cour-age go, Long we shall not dwell below; Soon the/˘//˘˘˘/˘//˘12A

Verse 4

joy-ful news will come, "Child, your Father calls, Come home."/˘/˘//˘/˘///12A

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.