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SDA Hymnal 431

Over Yonder

Words: D. W. WhittleMusic: James McGranahanTune: OVER YONDERIrregular

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1Come, let us sing of homeland,
Down by the crystal sea;
Wonderful land where Jesus
Buildeth a mansion for me.

RefrainOver yonder, down by the crystal sea,
There's where I long to be,
No more sorrow, toil, grief, nor care,
In the homeland bright and fair,
Over, over there.

2Water of life there floweth,
Fruit in abundant store;
City of years of that
Hunger and thirst nevermore.

3Come go with me to homeland,
Jesus invites you there;
Help spread the invitation,
Tell it to men everywhere.

Scripture
Revelation 22:1; John 14:2; Revelation 21:4

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The verse

Meter
7.6.7.7
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 56% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Come, let us sing of homeland,//˘/˘//7A
Down by the crystal sea;/˘˘/˘/6B
Wonderful land where Jesus/˘˘///˘7C
Buildeth a mansion for me./˘˘/˘˘˘7B

Verse 2

Water of life there floweth,/˘˘///˘7A
Fruit in abundant store;/˘˘/˘/6B
City of years of that/˘˘/˘˘6C
Hunger and thirst nevermore./˘˘//˘/7B

Verse 3

Come go with me to homeland,//˘˘˘//7A
Jesus invites you there;/˘//˘/6B
Help spread the invitation,//˘/˘/˘7C
Tell it to men everywhere./˘˘//˘/7B

Refrain

Over yonder, down by the crystal sea,/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/10A
There's where I long to be,//˘/˘˘6A
No more sorrow, toil, grief, nor care,˘//˘//˘/8B
In the homeland bright and fair,˘˘///˘/7B
Over, over there./˘/˘/5B

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.