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SDA Hymnal 596

Look for the Waymarks

Studio

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
Rhyme
ABCD
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Look for the way-marks as you journey on,/˘˘??˘˘/˘˘10A
Look for the way-marks passing one by one;/˘˘??/˘/˘/10B
Down through the ages, past the kingdoms four//˘/˘/˘/˘/10C
Where are we standing? Look the way-marks o'er./˘˘/˘/˘??/10D

Verse 2

First, the Assyrian kingdom ruled the world,/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/11A
Then Medo-Persia's banners were unfurled;/????/˘˘˘/10A
And after Greece held universal sway,˘/˘///˘/˘/10B
Rome seized the scepterwhere are we today?//˘???˘˘˘/10B

Verse 3

Down in the feet of iron and of clay,/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘/10A
Weak and divided, soon to pass away;/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/10A
What will the next great, glorious drama be?˘˘˘///˘˘/˘˘11B
Christ and His coming, and eternity./˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘10C

Refrain

Look for the way-marks, the great prophetic way-marks,/˘˘??˘/˘/˘??12A
Down through the ages, past the kingdoms four.//˘/˘/˘/˘/10B
Look for the waymarks, the great prophetic way-marks;/˘˘??˘/˘/˘??12A
The journey's almost o'er.˘/˘///6C

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.