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SDA Hymnal 168

And Have the Bright Immensities

Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]4/4

1And have the bright immensities
Received our risen Lord,
Where light years frame the Pleiades
And point Orion's sword?
Do flaming suns His footsteps trace
Through corridors sublime,
The Lord of interstellar space
And Conqueror of time?

2The heaven that hides Him from our sight
Knows neither near nor far:
An altar candle sheds its light
As surely as a star.
And where His loving people meet
To share the gift divine,
There stands He with unhurrying feet;
There heavenly splendors shine.

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Music: [unclear]
Tune: [unclear]
Meter: 4/4

The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.6.8.6.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCBDEDE

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Verse 1

And have the bright immensities˘˘˘/????8A

Received our risen Lord,˘//˘/˘/7B

Where light years frame the Pleiades////˘/˘/8C

And point Orion's sword?˘/˘/˘/6B

Do flaming suns His footsteps trace˘/˘/˘///8D

Through corridors sublime,//˘˘˘/6E

The Lord of interstellar space˘/˘/˘/˘/8D

And Conqueror of time?˘/˘˘˘/6E

Verse 2

The heaven that hides Him from our sight˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/10A

Knows neither near nor far://˘/˘/6B

An altar candle sheds its light˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

As surely as a star.˘/˘˘˘/6B

And where His loving people meet˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

To share the gift divine,˘/˘/˘/6D

There stands He with unhurrying feet;//˘˘???/8C

There heavenly splendors shine.//˘˘/˘/7D

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.