Millennial Harp 68
The Morning Star
1The night is wearing fast away,A streak of light is dawning,
2Sweet har-bin-ger of that bright day, The fair Millen-nial morning.
3Gloomy and dark the night has been, And long the way, and dreary;
The verse
- Meter
- 15
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 62% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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Verse 1
The night is wearing fast away,A streak of light is dawning,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘15A
Verse 2
Sweet har-bin-ger of that bright day, The fair Millen-nial morning.//˘˘˘˘//˘/˘/˘˘/˘16A
Verse 3
Gloomy and dark the night has been, And long the way, and dreary;/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘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.