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Millennial Harp 31

Farewell

1trou-bles come no more. Fare-well, fare

2well, fare-well, my lov-ing friends, farewell.

3Farewell, my friends, time rolls along,
Nor waits for mortals' care or bliss;
I leave you here, and travel on,
Till I arrive where Jesus is.
I'll march, &c.

4Farewell, my brethren in the Lord,
To you I'm bound in cords of love;
Yet we believe his gracious word,
That soon we all shall meet above.
I'll march, &c.

5Farewell, old soldiers of the cross,
You've struggled long and hard for heaven;
You've counted all things here but dross,
Fight on, the crown will soon be given.
I'll march, &c.
Fight on, &c.

6Farewell, poor careless sinners too,
It grieves my heart to leave you here,
Eternal vengeance waits for you;
O turn, and find salvation near.
I'll march, &c.
O turn, &c.

The verse

Meter: 8
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 57% of beats fit
Rhyme: A

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

trou-bles come no more. Fare-well, fare/˘/˘////8A

Verse 2

well, fare-well, my lov-ing friends, farewell.///˘/˘///9A

Verse 3

Farewell, my friends, time rolls along,//˘///˘/8A

Nor waits for mortals' care or bliss;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

I leave you here, and travel on,˘/˘/˘/˘˘8C

Till I arrive where Jesus is./˘˘///˘˘8D

I'll march, &c.///3E

Verse 4

Farewell, my brethren in the Lord,//˘/˘˘˘/8A

To you I'm bound in cords of love;˘˘//˘/˘/8B

Yet we believe his gracious word,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C

That soon we all shall meet above.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

I'll march, &c.///3D

Verse 5

Farewell, old soldiers of the cross,////˘˘˘/8A

You've struggled long and hard for heaven;//˘/˘/˘/˘9B

You've counted all things here but dross,//˘///˘/8A

Fight on, the crown will soon be given./˘˘/˘/˘/˘9C

I'll march, &c.///3D

Fight on, &c./˘/3D

Verse 6

Farewell, poor careless sinners too,////˘/˘/8A

It grieves my heart to leave you here,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Eternal vengeance waits for you;˘/˘/˘/˘˘8A

O turn, and find salvation near.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

I'll march, &c.///3C

O turn, &c.˘//3C

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.