Millennial Harp 35
Expectation
11. In expectation sweet, We'll wait, and sing, and pray, Till
Christ's triumphal car we meet, And see an endless day.
22. He comes! the Conqueror comes!
Death falls beneath his sword;
The joyful prisoners burst the tombs
And rise to meet their Lord.
33. The trumpet sounds, "Awake!
Ye dead, to judgment come!"
The pillars of creation shake,
While man receives his doom.
44. Thrice happy morn for those
Who love the ways of peace;
No night of sorrow e'er shall close,
Or shade their perfect bliss.
The verse
- Meter
- 13.13
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 57% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AB
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Verse 1
1. In expectation sweet, We'll wait, and sing, and pray, Till˘/˘/˘///˘/˘//13A
Christ's triumphal car we meet, And see an endless day./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/13B
Verse 2
2. He comes! the Conqueror comes!˘/˘/˘˘/7A
Death falls beneath his sword;//˘/˘/6B
The joyful prisoners burst the tombs˘/˘/˘˘/˘/9C
And rise to meet their Lord.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
3. The trumpet sounds, "Awake!˘/˘/˘/6A
Ye dead, to judgment come!"//˘/˘/6B
The pillars of creation shake,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
While man receives his doom.//˘/˘/6C
Verse 4
4. Thrice happy morn for those//˘/˘˘6A
Who love the ways of peace;˘/˘/˘/6B
No night of sorrow e'er shall close,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Or shade their perfect bliss.˘/˘˘//6D
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.