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Christ in Song 108

Coming

Words: F. J. Van AlstyneMusic: Geo. C. Stebbins

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1I hear the Savior say, "Come to me, come to me,
And I will give thee rest, And I will give thee rest;"
I hear the Savior say, "Come to me, come to me,
And I will give thee rest.

RefrainHe speaks and makes me whole;
He speaks and makes me whole;
He speaks and makes me whole,
He speaks and makes me whole.

2I come to thee, O Lord, I come to thee, O Lord,
Thou wilt receive me now, Thou wilt receive me now;
I come to thee, O Lord, I come to thee, O Lord,
Thou wilt receive me now.

3My guilty conscience feels, My guilty conscience feels,
That thou dost pardon me, That thou dost pardon me;
My guilty conscience feels, My guilty conscience feels,
That thou dost pardon me.

Scripture
Matthew 11:28

The verse

Meter
12.12.12.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I hear the Savior say, "Come to me, come to me,˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘12A
And I will give thee rest, And I will give thee rest;"˘˘˘///˘˘˘///12B
I hear the Savior say, "Come to me, come to me,˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘12A
And I will give thee rest.˘˘˘///6B

Verse 2

I come to thee, O Lord, I come to thee, O Lord,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/12A
Thou wilt receive me now, Thou wilt receive me now;//˘/˘///˘/˘/12B
I come to thee, O Lord, I come to thee, O Lord,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/12A
Thou wilt receive me now.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

My guilty conscience feels, My guilty conscience feels,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/12A
That thou dost pardon me, That thou dost pardon me;˘///˘˘˘///˘˘12B
My guilty conscience feels, My guilty conscience feels,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/12A
That thou dost pardon me.˘///˘˘6B

Refrain

He speaks and makes me whole;˘/˘/˘/6A
He speaks and makes me whole;˘/˘/˘/6A
He speaks and makes me whole,˘/˘/˘/6A
He speaks and makes me whole.˘/˘/˘/6A

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.