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SDA Hymnal 430

Joy By and By

Words: Eliza H. HamiltonMusic: James McGranahanTune: JOY BY AND BYIrregular

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1O there'll be joy when the work is done,
Joy when the reapers gather home,
Bringing the sheaves at set of sun
To the New Jerusalem.

RefrainJoy, joy, there'll be joy by and by,
Joy, joy, where the joys never die;
Joy, joy, for the day draweth nigh
When the workers gather home.

2Sweet are the songs that we hope to sing,
Grateful the thanks our hearts shall bring,
Praising forever Christ our King
In the New Jerusalem.

3Pure are the joys that await us there,
Many the golden mansions fair;
Jesus Himself doth them prepare
In the New Jerusalem.

Scripture
Matthew 13:39; John 4:36; Revelation 21:2

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The verse

Meter
10.8.8.7
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 34% of beats fit
Rhyme
AAAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

O there'll be joy when the work is done,˘/˘˘//˘/˘/10A
Joy when the reapers gather home,//˘/˘/˘/8B
Bringing the sheaves at set of sun/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
To the New Jerusalem.˘˘/˘/˘˘7C

Verse 2

Sweet are the songs that we hope to sing,/˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A
Grateful the thanks our hearts shall bring,/˘˘//˘/˘/9A
Praising forever Christ our King/˘˘/˘//˘/9A
In the New Jerusalem.˘˘/˘/˘˘7B

Verse 3

Pure are the joys that await us there,/˘˘/˘˘/˘/9A
Many the golden mansions fair;/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Jesus Himself doth them prepare/˘˘//˘˘/8A
In the New Jerusalem.˘˘/˘/˘˘7B

Refrain

Joy, joy, there'll be joy by and by,///˘˘/˘˘˘9A
Joy, joy, where the joys never die;///˘//˘/8A
Joy, joy, for the day draweth nigh//˘˘//˘/8A
When the workers gather home./˘/˘/˘/7B

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.