SDA Hymnal 58
Hark, the Vesper Hymn Is Stealing
Words: [unclear]Music: [unclear]Tune: [unclear]4/4
1Hark! the vesper hymn is stealing
O'er the waters soft and clear;
Nearer yet, and nearer pealing,
Soft it breaks upon the ear.
RefrainJubilate! Jubilate!
Jubilate! Amen.
2Now, like moonbeams on the water,
Nearer it draws near;
Jubilate! Jubilate!
Jubilate! Amen.
- Words
- [unclear]
- Music
- [unclear]
- Tune
- [unclear]
- Meter
- 4/4
The verse
- Meter
- 8.7.8.7
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 81% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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Verse 1
Hark! the vesper hymn is stealing/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
O'er the waters soft and clear;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Nearer yet, and nearer pealing,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
Soft it breaks upon the ear./˘/˘/˘/7B
Verse 2
Now, like moonbeams on the water,////˘˘/˘8A
Nearer it draws near;/˘˘//5B
Jubilate! Jubilate!??????6C
Jubilate! Amen.???˘/5D
Refrain
Jubilate! Jubilate!??????6A
Jubilate! Amen.???˘/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.