SDA Hymnal 222
Hark! Ten Thousand Harps and Voices
Words: Thomas KellyMusic: Lowell MasonTune: HARWELL8.7.8.7.D
1Hark! ten thousand harps and voices
Sound the note of praise above;
Jesus reigns, and heaven rejoices,
Jesus reigns, the God of love:
See, He sits on yonder throne;
Jesus rules the world alone.
2King of glory, reign forever,
Thine an everlasting crown;
Nothing from Thy love shall sever
Those whom Thou hast made Thine own:
Happy objects of Thy grace,
Destined to behold Thy face.
3Savior, hasten Thine appearing;
Bring, O bring the glorious day,
When, the awful summons hearing,
Heaven and earth shall pass away:
Then with golden harps we'll sing,
'Glory, glory to our King!'
- Words
- Thomas Kelly
- Music
- Lowell Mason
- Tune
- HARWELL
- Also sung to
- Haydn (Christ in Song #313)
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7.D
- Scripture
- Revelation 5:11-13; Revelation 19:6
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The verse
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7.7.7 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7.D
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 71% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCBDD
Could also be sung to Converse, Nettleton, Abbot's Leigh, All the Way, Autumn · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
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