Millennial Harp 58
Jesus is there
11. Haste, my soul arise—Shake off thy care;
Press to thy native skies—Mighty in prayer.
Christ, he has gone before, Count all thy sufferings o'er;
The verse
- Meter
- 9.10.13
- Foot
- dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 50% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
1. Haste, my soul arise—Shake off thy care;/˘/˘/////9A
Press to thy native skies—Mighty in prayer./˘//˘//˘˘/10A
Christ, he has gone before, Count all thy sufferings o'er;/˘˘/˘/////˘˘/13B
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.