Millennial Harp 8
The New Jerusalem
1Jerusalem! Jerusalem!
Zion shall yet arise,
In all the beauty of the Lord,
Beneath thy own fair skies,
When thou shalt come bowed down
and low,
Repentant and in tears,
With offerings of broken hearts,
And faith of holy seers.
2Jerusalem! Jerusalem!
Messiah he is king;
Lift up thy voice from every hill,
Let every valley sing;
Lengthen thy cords, strengthen thy
stakes,
Break out on every hand,
Thou blessed of the Lord of hosts,
And glory of the land!
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6.6.2.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 46% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCBDEFGH
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Jerusalem! Jerusalem!˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8A
Zion shall yet arise,/˘˘/˘/6B
In all the beauty of the Lord,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C
Beneath thy own fair skies,˘/////6B
When thou shalt come bowed down//////6D
and low,˘/2E
Repentant and in tears,˘/˘˘˘/6F
With offerings of broken hearts,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8G
And faith of holy seers.˘/˘/˘/6H
Verse 2
Jerusalem! Jerusalem!˘/˘˘˘/˘˘8A
Messiah he is king;˘/˘˘˘/6B
Lift up thy voice from every hill,/˘//˘/˘˘/9C
Let every valley sing;//˘˘/˘/7B
Lengthen thy cords, strengthen thy/˘///˘/7D
stakes,/1E
Break out on every hand,//˘/˘˘/7F
Thou blessed of the Lord of hosts,//˘˘/˘/7G
And glory of the land!˘/˘˘˘/6F
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.