Millennial Harp 64
Blessing of the New Covenant
1Ye who know your sins forgiven, And are happy in the Lord,
2Have you read that gracious promise,Which is left up-on re-cord:
3I will sprinkle you with wa-ter, I will cleanse you from all sin;
The verse
- Meter
- 15
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 64% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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Verse 1
Ye who know your sins forgiven, And are happy in the Lord,/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/15A
Verse 2
Have you read that gracious promise,Which is left up-on re-cord:˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/15A
Verse 3
I will sprinkle you with wa-ter, I will cleanse you from all sin;˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//15A
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.