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Millennial Harp 34

What Sound Is This

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1What sound is this salutes my ear? 'Tis

2Be-hold the fair Je-ru-sa-lem, Il-

3Gabriel's trump methinks I hear,'Tis Gabriel's trump methinks I hear;

4lu-mi-nated by the Lamb, Il-lu-mi-nated by the Lamb,

5The expected day has come. Behold the heav'ns,the

6In glo-ry doth ap-pear. Fair Zi-on rising

The verse

Meter
9
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

What sound is this salutes my ear? 'Tis˘/˘˘˘/˘//9A

Verse 2

Be-hold the fair Je-ru-sa-lem, Il-˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9A

Verse 3

Gabriel's trump methinks I hear,'Tis Gabriel's trump methinks I hear;/˘˘/??˘///˘˘/??˘/17A

Verse 4

lu-mi-nated by the Lamb, Il-lu-mi-nated by the Lamb,????˘˘///˘/˘˘˘/15A

Verse 5

The expected day has come. Behold the heav'ns,the˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘12A

Verse 6

In glo-ry doth ap-pear. Fair Zi-on rising˘/˘/˘///˘/˘11A

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.