Skip to content

A copy of Advent Hymnals. Open this page on adventhymnals.org →

Millennial Harp 70

Speak often to each other

P.M.

1Speak often to each other, To cheer the fainting mind; And often be your voices In pure devotion joined. Though trials may await you, The crown before you lies; Take courage, brother pilgrims, And soon you'll win the prize.

2Ye shall be mine, says Jesus, In that auspicious day When I make up my jewels, Released from cumbrous clay. He'll polish and refine you From worthless dross and tin, And to his heavenly kingdom Will bid you enter in.

3On that important morning, When bursting thunders sound, And nimble lightnings waving Shall wing the gloom profound; Lift up your heads rejoicing, And clap your joyful hands; Lo! you're redeemed forever From death's corrupted bands!

Meter
P.M.

The verse

Meter
52
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Speak often to each other, To cheer the fainting mind; And often be your voices In pure devotion joined. Though trials may await you, The crown before you lies; Take courage, brother pilgrims, And soon you'll win the prize.//˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘///˘/52A

Verse 2

Ye shall be mine, says Jesus, In that auspicious day When I make up my jewels, Released from cumbrous clay. He'll polish and refine you From worthless dross and tin, And to his heavenly kingdom Will bid you enter in./˘˘///˘˘˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘??///˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘53A

Verse 3

On that important morning, When bursting thunders sound, And nimble lightnings waving Shall wing the gloom profound; Lift up your heads rejoicing, And clap your joyful hands; Lo! you're redeemed forever From death's corrupted bands!˘˘//˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/52A

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.