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Millennial Harp 83

Hark! Ten Thousand Harps and Voices

8.7.8.7.D.

1Hark! ten thousand harps and voices Sound the note of praise above; Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices, Jesus reigns, the God of love:

RefrainSee, He sits on yonder throne; Jesus rules the world alone. Happy objects of Thy grace, Destined to behold Thy face. Then with golden harps we'll sing, "Glory, glory to our King!" Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen.

2King of glory, reign forever, Thine an everlasting crown; Nothing from Thy love shall sever Those whom Thou hast made Thine own:

3Savior, hasten Thine appearing; Bring, O bring the glorious day, When, the awful summons hearing, Heaven and earth shall pass away:

Also sung to: Harwell (SDA Hymnal #222, Hymns and Tunes 1886 #132); Haydn (Christ in Song #313)
Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.

The verse

Meter: 30 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7.D.
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 50% of beats fit
Rhyme: A

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Verse 1

Hark! ten thousand harps and voices Sound the note of praise above; Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices, Jesus reigns, the God of love:///˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/30A

Verse 2

King of glory, reign forever, Thine an everlasting crown; Nothing from Thy love shall sever Those whom Thou hast made Thine own:/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/////30A

Verse 3

Savior, hasten Thine appearing; Bring, O bring the glorious day, When, the awful summons hearing, Heaven and earth shall pass away:/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/32A

Refrain

See, He sits on yonder throne; Jesus rules the world alone. Happy objects of Thy grace, Destined to behold Thy face. Then with golden harps we'll sing, "Glory, glory to our King!" Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Amen./˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘˘///˘˘˘////˘/˘////˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/57A

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.