Millennial Harp 6
Gospel Trumpet
1Hark, how the gos-pel trumpet sounds,Thro' all the world the ech-o bounds, And Jesus with redeeming
2blood Is bringing sinners home to God, And guides them
3safe-ly by his word To end-less day.
The verse
- Meter
- 23
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 36% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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Verse 1
Hark, how the gos-pel trumpet sounds,Thro' all the world the ech-o bounds, And Jesus with redeeming//˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘23A
Verse 2
blood Is bringing sinners home to God, And guides them/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘12A
Verse 3
safe-ly by his word To end-less day./˘˘˘/˘/˘/9A
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.