text_original: ] Where shines the light upon the heavenly shore! O blindness, dearer far than others' sight! O sweeter grief than earth's most sweet delight! For ye have led the erring soul By gradual steps to this fair goal, And through the darkness into light we soar.
text_transcription: WHERE SHINES THE LIGHT UPON THE HEAVENLY SHORE O BLINDNESS DEAR FATHER AND OTHER'S SIGHT O SWEETER GRIEF THAN EARTH'S MOST SWEET DELIGHT FOR YE HAVE LED THE ERRING SOUL BY GRADUAL STEPS TO THIS FAIR GOAL AND THROUGH THE DARKNESS INTO LIGHT WE SOAR
phonemes: ] wˌɛɹ ʃˈaɪnz ðə lˈaɪt əpˌɑːn ðə hˈɛvənli ʃˈɔːɹ! ˈoʊ blˈaɪndnəs, dˈɪɹɚ fˈɑːɹ ðɐn ˈʌðɚz sˈaɪt! ˈoʊ swˈiːɾɚ ɡɹˈiːf ðɐn ˈɜːθz mˈoʊst swˈiːt dᵻlˈaɪt! fɔːɹ jiː hæv lˈɛd ðɪ ˈɛɹɪŋ sˈoʊl baɪ ɡɹˈædʒuːəl stˈɛps tə ðɪs fˈɛɹ ɡˈoʊl, ænd θɹuː ðə dˈɑːɹknəs ˌɪntʊ lˈaɪt wiː sˈɔːɹ.