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SDA Hymnal 205

Gleams of the Golden Morning

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1The golden morning is fast approaching;
Jesus soon will come
To take His faithful and happy children
To their promised home.

RefrainO, we see the gleams of the golden morning
Piercing through this night of gloom! O, we
see the gleams of the golden morning
That will burst the tomb.

2The gospel summons will soon be carried
To the nations round;
The Bridegroom then will cease to tarry
And the trumpet sound.

3Attended by all the shining angels,
Down the flaming sky
The Judge will come, and will take His people
Where they will not die.

4There those loved ones who have long been parted
Will all meet that day;
The tears of those who are brokenhearted
Will be wiped away.

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The verse

Meter
10.5.10.5
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 44% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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Verse 1

The golden morning is fast approaching;˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘10A
Jesus soon will come/˘/˘/5B
To take His faithful and happy children˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘10C
To their promised home.˘˘/˘/5D

Verse 2

The gospel summons will soon be carried˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘10A
To the nations round;˘˘/˘/5B
The Bridegroom then will cease to tarry˘///˘/˘/˘9C
And the trumpet sound.˘˘/˘/5B

Verse 3

Attended by all the shining angels,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘10A
Down the flaming sky/˘/˘/5B
The Judge will come, and will take His people˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘10C
Where they will not die./˘˘˘/5B

Verse 4

There those loved ones who have long been parted/˘//˘˘/˘/˘10A
Will all meet that day;˘//˘/5B
The tears of those who are brokenhearted˘/˘˘˘˘????10C
Will be wiped away.˘˘/˘/5B

Refrain

O, we see the gleams of the golden morning˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘11A
Piercing through this night of gloom! O, we/˘/˘/˘/˘˘9B
see the gleams of the golden morning/˘/˘˘/˘/˘9A
That will burst the tomb.˘˘/˘/5C

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.