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Christ in Song 117

The Last Call Of Mercy

Words: Will L. ThompsonMusic: Will L. Thompson

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1The last call of mercy, now sounding so clear,
Is calling for you and for me;
O slight not the warning now ringing in your ear,
But haste to the Savior and be free!

RefrainCome now to Jesus, 'tis mercy's sweet call;
Come now to Jesus, 'tis mercy's sweet call.

2O slight not the warning now ringing in your ear,
But haste to the Savior and be free;
O slight not the warning now ringing in your ear,
But haste to the Savior and be free!

3The last call of mercy, now sounding so clear,
Is calling for you and for me;
O slight not the warning now ringing in your ear,
But haste to the Savior and be free!

The verse

Meter
11.8.12.9
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 28% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

The last call of mercy, now sounding so clear,˘//˘/˘//˘˘/11A
Is calling for you and for me;˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘8B
O slight not the warning now ringing in your ear,˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘˘/12A
But haste to the Savior and be free!˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/9B

Verse 2

O slight not the warning now ringing in your ear,˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘˘/12A
But haste to the Savior and be free;˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/9B
O slight not the warning now ringing in your ear,˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘˘/12A
But haste to the Savior and be free!˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/9B

Verse 3

The last call of mercy, now sounding so clear,˘//˘/˘//˘˘/11A
Is calling for you and for me;˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘8B
O slight not the warning now ringing in your ear,˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘˘/12A
But haste to the Savior and be free!˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/9B

Refrain

Come now to Jesus, 'tis mercy's sweet call;//˘/˘//˘//10A
Come now to Jesus, 'tis mercy's sweet call.//˘/˘//˘//10A

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.