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SDA Hymnal 632

Until Then

Words: Stuart Hamblen

Studio

1My heart can sing when I pause to remember
A heartache here is but a stepping stone
Along a trail that's winding always upward,
This troubled world is not my final home.

RefrainBut until then my heart will go on singing,
Until then with joy I'll carry on,
Until the day my eyes behold the city,
Until the day God calls me home.

2The things of earth will dim and lose their value
If we recall they're borrowed for a while;
And things of earth that cause the heart to tremble,
Remembered there will only bring a smile.

Scripture
2 Corinthians 4:17-18; Philippians 3:20

The verse

Meter
11.10.11.10
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 71% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

My heart can sing when I pause to remember˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘11A
A heartache here is but a stepping stone˘///˘˘˘/˘/10B
Along a trail that's winding always upward,˘/˘///˘///˘11C
This troubled world is not my final home.˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/10D

Verse 2

The things of earth will dim and lose their value˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11A
If we recall they're borrowed for a while;˘˘/////˘˘/10B
And things of earth that cause the heart to tremble,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11C
Remembered there will only bring a smile.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/10B

Refrain

But until then my heart will go on singing,˘˘//˘/˘/˘/˘11A
Until then with joy I'll carry on,˘//˘///˘˘9B
Until the day my eyes behold the city,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘11C
Until the day God calls me home.˘/˘///˘/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.