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SDA Hymnal 372

How Beauteous Are Their Feet

Words: Isaac WattsMusic: Henry T. SmartTune: REGENT SQUARE8.7.8.7.8.7

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1How beauteous are their feet who stand on Zion's hill;
Who bring salvation on their tongues, and words of peace reveal!

2How charming is their voice, so sweet the tidings are:
Zion, behold thy Savior King; He reigns and triumphs here!

3How happy are our ears that hear this joyful sound
Which kings and prophets waited for, and sought, but never found!

4How blessed are our eyes that see this heavenly light!
Prophets and kings desired it long, but died without the sight!

5The watchmen join their voice, and tuneful notes employ;
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, and deserts learn the joy.

Meter
8.7.8.7.8.7
Scripture
Romans 10:15; Isaiah 52:7

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The verse

Meter
12.14 · the hymnal prints 8.7.8.7.8.7
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 56% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

How beauteous are their feet who stand on Zion's hill;/??˘˘/˘/˘/˘/12A
Who bring salvation on their tongues, and words of peace reveal!˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/14B

Verse 2

How charming is their voice, so sweet the tidings are://˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘12A
Zion, behold thy Savior King; He reigns and triumphs here!/˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘/14B

Verse 3

How happy are our ears that hear this joyful sound//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/13A
Which kings and prophets waited for, and sought, but never found!˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/14A

Verse 4

How blessed are our eyes that see this heavenly light!//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/13A
Prophets and kings desired it long, but died without the sight!/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/15A

Verse 5

The watchmen join their voice, and tuneful notes employ;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/12A
Jerusalem breaks forth in songs, and deserts learn the joy.˘/˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/14A

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.