Millennial Harp 42
Zalmonah
11. Stand th'omnipotent decree! Jesus
Master's and we wait to see, And
Let those pond'rous orbs descend, And
Jehovah's will be done! Let this earth disgrind us into dust.
The verse
- Meter
- 9.8.8.15
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 60% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABBC
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Verse 1
1. Stand th'omnipotent decree! Jesus/????˘//˘9A
Master's and we wait to see, And/˘˘˘/˘/˘8B
Let those pond'rous orbs descend, And/˘??/˘/˘8B
Jehovah's will be done! Let this earth disgrind us into dust.˘/˘˘˘//˘/??˘/˘/15C
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.