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SDA Hymnal 633

When We All Get to Heaven

Words: Eliza E. Hewitt

Studio

1Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,
Sing His mercy and His grace;
In the mansions bright and blessed
He'll prepare for us a place.

RefrainWhen we all get to heaven,
What a day of rejoicing that will be!
When we all see Jesus,
We'll sing and shout the victory!

2While we walk the pilgrim pathway
Clouds will overspread the sky;
But when traveling days are over
Not a shadow, not a sigh.

3Let us then be true and faithful,
Trusting, serving every day;
Just one glimpse of Him in glory
Will the toils of life repay.

4Onward to the prize before us!
Soon His beauty we'll behold;
Soon the pearly gates will open,
We shall tread the streets of gold.

Scripture
John 14:2-3; Revelation 21:21

The verse

Meter
8.7.7.7
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 70% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Sing the wondrous love of Jesus,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Sing His mercy and His grace;/˘/˘˘˘/7B
In the mansions bright and blessed˘˘/˘/˘/7C
He'll prepare for us a place./˘/˘˘˘/7B

Verse 2

While we walk the pilgrim pathway/˘/˘/˘//8A
Clouds will overspread the sky;/˘???˘/7B
But when traveling days are over˘//˘˘/˘/˘9C
Not a shadow, not a sigh.˘˘//˘˘/7B

Verse 3

Let us then be true and faithful,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A
Trusting, serving every day;/˘/˘/˘˘/8B
Just one glimpse of Him in glory///˘˘˘/˘8C
Will the toils of life repay.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

Onward to the prize before us!/˘˘˘/˘/˘8A
Soon His beauty we'll behold;/˘/˘/˘/7B
Soon the pearly gates will open,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C
We shall tread the streets of gold.˘˘/˘/˘/7B

Refrain

When we all get to heaven,/˘//˘/˘7A
What a day of rejoicing that will be!˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘˘10B
When we all see Jesus,/˘///˘6C
We'll sing and shout the victory!//˘/˘/˘˘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.