SDA Hymnal 433
Ten Thousand Times Ten Thousand
Words: Henry AlfordMusic: John B. DykesTune: ALFORD7.6.7.6.D
1Ten thousand times ten thousand,
In sparkling raiment bright,
The armies of the ransomed saints
Throng up the steeps of light.
Refrain'Tis finished, all is finished,
Their fight with death and sin;
Fling open wide the golden gates,
And let the victors in.
2What rush of hallelujahs
Fills all the earth and sky!
What ringing of a thousand harps
Bespeaks the triumph high!
3O then what raptured greetings
On Canaan's happy shore;
What knitting of the severed friendships
Where partings are no more!
4Bring near Thy great salvation,
Thou Lamb for sinners slain;
Fill up the roll of Thine elect,
Then take Thy power and reign!
- Words
- Henry Alford
- Music
- John B. Dykes
- Tune
- ALFORD
- Meter
- 7.6.7.6.D
- Scripture
- Revelation 7:9; Revelation 19:1; Revelation 5:11
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.8.6 · the hymnal prints 7.6.7.6.D
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 70% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
Could also be sung to St. Theodulph, Ewing · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
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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.