SDA Hymnal 596
Look for the Waymarks
1Look for the way-marks as you journey on,
Look for the way-marks passing one by one;
Down through the ages, past the kingdoms four
Where are we standing? Look the way-marks o'er.
RefrainLook for the way-marks, the great prophetic way-marks,
Down through the ages, past the kingdoms four.
Look for the waymarks, the great prophetic way-marks;
The journey's almost o'er.
2First, the Assyrian kingdom ruled the world,
Then Medo-Persia's banners were unfurled;
And after Greece held universal sway,
Rome seized the scepterwhere are we today?
3Down in the feet of iron and of clay,
Weak and divided, soon to pass away;
What will the next great, glorious drama be?
Christ and His coming, and eternity.
The verse
- Meter
- 10.10.10.10
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 48% of beats fit
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