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SDA Hymnal 415

Christ the Lord, All Power Possessing

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1Christ, the Lord, all power possessing,
Parting, mounted heaven's height,
Gracious hands outstretched in blessing,
Clouds received Him from their sight.

RefrainChrist ascending, Christ ascending on the clouds.
Christ approaching, Christ approaching on the clouds.
Christ is coming, Christ is coming on the clouds.

2Daniel views earth's judgment hour,
Angels gathering, open books.
God enthroned in flaming power
For His Son's arrival looks.

3Revelation's word fulfilling,
Trumpet, voices pierce the air.
Saint and sinner faint and thrilling,
Every eye behold Him there.

The verse

Meter
9.7.8.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Christ, the Lord, all power possessing,/˘///˘˘/˘9A
Parting, mounted heaven's height,/˘/˘/˘/7B
Gracious hands outstretched in blessing,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Clouds received Him from their sight./˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 2

Daniel views earth's judgment hour,/˘///˘/˘8A
Angels gathering, open books./˘/˘˘/˘/8B
God enthroned in flaming power/???˘/˘/˘9A
For His Son's arrival looks.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

Revelation's word fulfilling,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Trumpet, voices pierce the air./˘/˘/˘/7B
Saint and sinner faint and thrilling,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Every eye behold Him there./˘˘/˘/˘/8B

Refrain

Christ ascending, Christ ascending on the clouds./˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11A
Christ approaching, Christ approaching on the clouds./˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11A
Christ is coming, Christ is coming on the clouds./˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/11A

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.