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Millennial Harp 72

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1O! land of rest, for thee I sigh, When will the moment come,

2When I shall lay my armor by, And dwell with Christ at home.

3No tranquil joys on earth I know, No peaceful sheltering dome; This world's a wilderness of wo, This world is not my home.

4To Jesus Christ I sought for rest, He bade me cease to roam; And fly for succor to his breast, And he'd conduct me home.

5I would at once have quit this place, Where foes in fury roam, But ah! my passport was not sealed, I could not yet go home.

6When by afflictions sharply tried, I view the gaping tomb; Although I dread death's chilling flood, Yet still I sigh for home.

7Weary of wandering round and round, This vale of sin and gloom; I long to leave th'unhallowed ground, And dwell with Christ at home.

The verse

Meter
14
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 54% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

O! land of rest, for thee I sigh, When will the moment come,˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/14A

Verse 2

When I shall lay my armor by, And dwell with Christ at home./˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/14A

Verse 3

No tranquil joys on earth I know, No peaceful sheltering dome; This world's a wilderness of wo, This world is not my home.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/29A

Verse 4

To Jesus Christ I sought for rest, He bade me cease to roam; And fly for succor to his breast, And he'd conduct me home.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘//˘˘/28A

Verse 5

I would at once have quit this place, Where foes in fury roam, But ah! my passport was not sealed, I could not yet go home.˘˘˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘˘///28A

Verse 6

When by afflictions sharply tried, I view the gaping tomb; Although I dread death's chilling flood, Yet still I sigh for home./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘///˘///˘///˘/˘/28A

Verse 7

Weary of wandering round and round, This vale of sin and gloom; I long to leave th'unhallowed ground, And dwell with Christ at home./˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/????/˘/˘/˘/30A

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.