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Millennial Harp 4

Day of Wonders (continued)

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1How the summons will the sinner's heart confound!

2See the judge, our nature wearing, Clothed in majesty divine!

3You who long for his appearing, Then shall say "This God is mine!"

4Gracious Savior, Own me in that day for thine!

5At his call the dead awaken, Rise to life from earth and sea;

6All the powers of nature shaken By his looks prepare to flee.

7Careless sinner, What will then become of thee?

8But to those who have confessed, Loved and served the Lord below,

9He will say, "come near, ye blessed, See the kingdom I bestow;

10You forever, Shall my love and glory know."

The verse

Meter
11
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 44% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

How the summons will the sinner's heart confound!/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/11A

Verse 2

See the judge, our nature wearing, Clothed in majesty divine!/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/16A

Verse 3

You who long for his appearing, Then shall say "This God is mine!"˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A

Verse 4

Gracious Savior, Own me in that day for thine!/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/11A

Verse 5

At his call the dead awaken, Rise to life from earth and sea;˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/15A

Verse 6

All the powers of nature shaken By his looks prepare to flee./˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/16A

Verse 7

Careless sinner, What will then become of thee?/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/11A

Verse 8

But to those who have confessed, Loved and served the Lord below,˘˘˘˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘/14A

Verse 9

He will say, "come near, ye blessed, See the kingdom I bestow;˘˘//////˘/˘˘˘/14A

Verse 10

You forever, Shall my love and glory know."˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/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.