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SDA Hymnal 449

Never Part Again

Words: Eliza H. HamiltonMusic: James McGranahanTune: NEVER PART AGAINIrregular

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1There is a land of pure delight,
Where bliss eternal reigns,
Infinite day excludes the night,
And pleasures banish pain.

RefrainWe're traveling to Immanuel's land,
We soon shall hear the trumpet sound,
And soon we shall with Jesus reign,
And never, never part again.
What! Never part again? No, never part again.
What! Never part again? No, never part again,
And soon we shall with Jesus reign,
And never, never part again.

2There everlasting spring abides,
And never-withering flowers;
But a little space divides
This heavenly land from ours.

3Could we but stand where Moses stood,
And view the landscape o'er,
Not all this world's pretended good
Could ever charm us more.

Scripture
Revelation 21:4; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; John 14:3

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The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 58% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

There is a land of pure delight,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Where bliss eternal reigns,//˘/˘/6B
Infinite day excludes the night,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
And pleasures banish pain.˘/˘/˘/6C

Verse 2

There everlasting spring abides,//˘/˘/˘/8A
And never-withering flowers;˘?????/˘8B
But a little space divides˘˘/˘/˘/7A
This heavenly land from ours.˘/˘˘/˘/˘8B

Verse 3

Could we but stand where Moses stood,˘˘˘///˘/8A
And view the landscape o'er,˘/˘///6B
Not all this world's pretended good˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Could ever charm us more.˘/˘/˘/6C

Refrain

We're traveling to Immanuel's land,//˘˘˘/˘˘/9A
We soon shall hear the trumpet sound,˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
And soon we shall with Jesus reign,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
And never, never part again.˘/˘/˘/˘/8D
What! Never part again? No, never part again.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/12D
What! Never part again? No, never part again,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/12D
And soon we shall with Jesus reign,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
And never, never part again.˘/˘/˘/˘/8D

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.