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Christ in Song 16

Linger No Longer

Words: S. L.Music: Robert Lowry

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1Therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you.—Isa. 30: 18. Come, ye who labor and heavy laden, Come, ye who now be wear-y sore; Wealth without measure, Honor and fame does now say ye: No earth-ly treasure Ev - er can sat - is - fy thee; Though like a mountain, tower-ing up hill should be; Come to the fountain, Come to the fountain Of Cal - va - ry.

2From his bright throne his love flows toward thee, Thy radiant possessions dissolves will prove; that wealth that endureth is laid up above, Turn from thy straying, Thou, so-called as hunger blessed, and Turn from thy straying, To the fount, the Saviour watching, to eternal love.

3No longer de-lay-ing; heav'n opens for thee.—Turn from thy straying. No longer de-lay-ing; heav'n o-pens for thee.

Words
S. L.
Scripture
Isa. 30:18

Copyright, 1876, by Robt. Lowry

The verse

Meter
86
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 36% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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Verse 1

Therefore will the Lord wait, that he may be gracious unto you.—Isa. 30: 18. Come, ye who labor and heavy laden, Come, ye who now be wear-y sore; Wealth without measure, Honor and fame does now say ye: No earth-ly treasure Ev - er can sat - is - fy thee; Though like a mountain, tower-ing up hill should be; Come to the fountain, Come to the fountain Of Cal - va - ry.//˘˘//˘˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘//˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘////˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘86A

Verse 2

From his bright throne his love flows toward thee, Thy radiant possessions dissolves will prove; that wealth that endureth is laid up above, Turn from thy straying, Thou, so-called as hunger blessed, and Turn from thy straying, To the fount, the Saviour watching, to eternal love.˘˘//˘//˘/////˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘//˘///˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘?˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/64A

Verse 3

No longer de-lay-ing; heav'n opens for thee.—Turn from thy straying. No longer de-lay-ing; heav'n o-pens for thee.˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘//˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/27A

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.