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SDA Hymnal 597

Ye Servants of the Lord

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1Ye servants of the Lord,
Each in his office wait,
Observant of His heavenly word,
And watchful at His gate.

2Let all your lamps be bright,
And trim the golden flame;
Gird up your loins as in His sight,
For awesome is His name.

3Watch, 'tis your Lord's command,
And while we speak He's near;
Mark the first signal of His hand,
And ready all appear.

4O happy servant he,
In such a posture found!
He shall his Lord with rapture see,
And be with honor crowned.

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The verse

Meter: 6.6.9.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABAB

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Verse 1

Ye servants of the Lord,//˘˘˘/6A

Each in his office wait,/˘˘/˘/6B

Observant of His heavenly word,˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/9C

And watchful at His gate.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 2

Let all your lamps be bright,//˘/˘/6A

And trim the golden flame;˘/˘/˘/6B

Gird up your loins as in His sight,/˘˘/˘˘˘/8A

For awesome is His name.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 3

Watch, 'tis your Lord's command,//˘/˘/6A

And while we speak He's near;˘/˘///6B

Mark the first signal of His hand,/˘//˘˘˘/8A

And ready all appear.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 4

O happy servant he,˘/˘/˘˘6A

In such a posture found!˘/˘/˘/6B

He shall his Lord with rapture see,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A

And be with honor crowned.˘˘˘/˘/6B

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.