Millennial Harp 4
Joy in Hope
1Children of the heavenly King,
As ye journey sweetly sing;
Sing your Savior's worthy praise,
Glorious in his works and ways.
2We are traveling home to God,
In the way the fathers trod;
They are happy now and we
Soon their happiness shall see.
3Shout ye little flock, and blest,
You near Jesus throne shall rest;
There your seats are now prepared,
There your kingdom and reward.
4Fear not, brethren, joyful stand
On the borders of your land;
Jesus Christ, your Father's son,
Bids you undismay'd co on.
The verse
- Meter
- 8.7.7.8
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 62% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABB
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Verse 1
Children of the heavenly King,/˘˘˘/˘˘/8A
As ye journey sweetly sing;˘//˘/˘/7A
Sing your Savior's worthy praise,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Glorious in his works and ways./˘˘˘˘/˘/8B
Verse 2
We are traveling home to God,˘˘/˘˘/˘/8A
In the way the fathers trod;˘˘/˘/˘/7A
They are happy now and we˘˘/˘/˘˘7B
Soon their happiness shall see./˘/˘˘˘/7B
Verse 3
Shout ye little flock, and blest,///˘/˘/7A
You near Jesus throne shall rest;˘//˘/˘/7A
There your seats are now prepared,/˘/˘/˘/7B
There your kingdom and reward./˘/˘˘˘/7C
Verse 4
Fear not, brethren, joyful stand/˘/˘/˘/7A
On the borders of your land;˘˘/˘˘˘/7A
Jesus Christ, your Father's son,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Bids you undismay'd co on./˘???/˘7C
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.