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SDA Hymnal 176

Hail the Day That Sees Him Rise

Words: Charles WesleyMusic: Robert WilliamsTune: Llanfair7.7.7.7 with Alleluias

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1Hail the day that sees Him rise,
Glorious to His native skies;
Christ, awhile to mortals given,
Enters now the highest heaven!

RefrainAlleluia!

2There the glorious triumph waits;
Lift your heads, eternal gates!
See! He shows the prints of love:
Raise our hearts to reach Thy height.

3Wide unfold the radiant scene;
Take the King of glory in!
Hark! His gracious lips bestow
Blessings on His Church below.

4Lord beyond our mortal sight,
Raise our hearts to reach Thy height;
There Thy face unclouded see,
Find our heaven of heavens in Thee.

Scripture
Luke 24:50-51; Acts 1:9-11

The verse

Meter
7.7.7.7 · as printed
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 91% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC

Could also be sung to Gloria · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Hail the day that sees Him rise,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Glorious to His native skies;/˘˘˘/˘/7A*
Christ, awhile to mortals given,/˘/˘/˘/7B*
Enters now the highest heaven!/˘/˘/˘/7C*

Verse 2

There the glorious triumph waits;/˘/˘/˘/7A*
Lift your heads, eternal gates!/˘/˘/˘/7A
See! He shows the prints of love:/˘/˘/˘/7B
Raise our hearts to reach Thy height./˘/˘///7C

Verse 3

Wide unfold the radiant scene;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Take the King of glory in!/˘/˘/˘˘7B
Hark! His gracious lips bestow/˘/˘/˘/7C
Blessings on His Church below./˘˘˘/˘/7C

Verse 4

Lord beyond our mortal sight,/˘/˘/˘/7A
Raise our hearts to reach Thy height;/˘/˘///7A
There Thy face unclouded see,///???/7B
Find our heaven of heavens in Thee./˘/˘/˘/7B*

Refrain

Alleluia!/˘/˘4A

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.