SDA Hymnal 688
Surely, Surely
1Surely, surely the Lord has been here,
Surely angels still linger near;
I hear music soft on my ear,
I feel His Spirit,
I have no fear.
The verse
- Meter
- 9.8.8.5.4
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 33% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AAABA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Surely, surely the Lord has been here,/˘/˘˘/˘˘/9A
Surely angels still linger near;/˘/˘//˘/8A
I hear music soft on my ear,˘//˘/˘˘/8A
I feel His Spirit,˘/˘/˘5B
I have no fear.˘˘˘/4A
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.