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Millennial Harp 60

Invitation

1We're trav'ling home to Heav'n above—Will you

2To sing the Sa-vior's dy-ing love— Will you

3And millions now are on the road—Will you

4go! Will you go?} Millions have reach'd this

5go! Will you go?}

6go! Will you go?

7blest abode, A-noint-ed kings and priests to God.

The verse

Meter
10
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

We're trav'ling home to Heav'n above—Will you/??/˘/˘/˘˘10A

Verse 2

To sing the Sa-vior's dy-ing love— Will you˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘10A

Verse 3

And millions now are on the road—Will you˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘10A

Verse 4

go! Will you go?} Millions have reach'd this/˘˘//˘˘/˘9A

Verse 5

go! Will you go?}/˘˘/4A

Verse 6

go! Will you go?/˘˘/4A

Verse 7

blest abode, A-noint-ed kings and priests to God./˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/11A

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.