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Millennial Harp 60

Hark! 'tis the warlike clarion

L.M.

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1Hark! 'tis the warlike clarion; On, to the battle, heroes, on! To arms! to arms! resounds on high The voice of war and victory.

RefrainTo arms! to arms! resounds on high The voice of war and victory.

2Haste to the battle! See! the Lord Waves to the clouds his conquering sword. To arms! to arms! I hear the cry, On, on, to bloodless victory!

3The fierce embattled hosts of hell Before the dreadful onset fell. To arms! to arms! was once the cry, But now the trump sounds victory!

4Lo! the white war-horse treads them down, I know the rider by his crown. All hail! all hail! his legions cry; Jesus, be thine the victory!

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The verse

Meter
8.8.8.8 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 52% of beats fit
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Verse 1

Hark! 'tis the warlike clarion;//˘///˘˘8A
On, to the battle, heroes, on!˘˘˘/˘/˘˘8B
To arms! to arms! resounds on high˘/˘///˘/8C
The voice of war and victory.˘/˘/˘/˘˘8D

Verse 2

Haste to the battle! See! the Lord/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Waves to the clouds his conquering/˘˘/˘/˘˘8B
sword. To arms! to arms! I hear the/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
cry, On, on, to bloodless victory!/˘˘˘/˘/˘8D

Verse 3

The fierce embattled hosts of hell˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Before the dreadful onset fell.˘/˘/˘///8A
To arms! to arms! was once the cry,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
But now the trump sounds victory!˘/˘///˘˘8C

Verse 4

Lo! the white war-horse treads them down,/˘/??/˘/8A
I know the rider by his crown.˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
All hail! all hail! his legions cry;////˘/˘/8B
Jesus, be thine the victory!/˘˘/˘/˘˘8C

Refrain

To arms! to arms! resounds on high The voice of war and victory.˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘16A

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.