SDA Hymnal 420
Jerusalem, My Happy Home
1Jerusalem, my happy home,
O how I long for thee!
When will my sorrows have an end,
Thy joys when shall I see?
2Thy walls are all of precious stone,
Most glorious to behold;
Thy gates are rich with many pearl,
Thy streets are paved with gold.
3Thy garden and thy pleasant walks
My study long have been;
Such dazzling views by human sight
Have never yet been seen.
4Lord, help us by Thy might
Thy gracious help to win;
Till Thou dost come to take us home
To that blest paradise.
- Also sung to
- St. Peter (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #981)
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 55% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
Jerusalem, my happy home,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
O how I long for thee!˘/˘/˘/6B
When will my sorrows have an end,/˘˘/˘˘˘/8C
Thy joys when shall I see?///˘˘/6B
Verse 2
Thy walls are all of precious stone,//˘/˘/˘/8A
Most glorious to behold;//˘˘˘˘/7B
Thy gates are rich with many pearl,//˘/˘/˘/8C
Thy streets are paved with gold.//˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
Thy garden and thy pleasant walks//˘˘//˘/8A
My study long have been;˘/˘/˘˘6B
Such dazzling views by human sight//˘˘/˘/˘/9C
Have never yet been seen.˘/˘/˘/6D
Verse 4
Lord, help us by Thy might//˘˘/˘6A
Thy gracious help to win;//˘/˘/6B
Till Thou dost come to take us home////˘/˘/8C
To that blest paradise.˘˘//˘/6D
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.