Millennial Harp 93
The Day of Judgment
1Oh! the a-mazing pomp Of that tremendous day,
2When the archan-gel's trump, Shall sum-mon us a-way;
3When Christ to judgment shall descend,And every knee before him bend.
The verse
- Meter
- 12
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 46% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Oh! the a-mazing pomp Of that tremendous day,˘˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/12A
Verse 2
When the archan-gel's trump, Shall sum-mon us a-way;/˘//˘/˘/˘˘˘/12A
Verse 3
When Christ to judgment shall descend,And every knee before him bend.//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/17A
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.