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Christ in Song 19

Not in the Hour of Death

Words: F. E. BeldenMusic: F. E. B.

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1But in death there is to remembrance of thee; in the grave who shall give thee thanks?—Ps. 6: 5. Come to him now, now while the heart is beating, Now in the morning, now when you feel so young; Not when the hour of time has hushed to stillness, Come in the noon-time, Come in the young and strong.

RefrainCome to him now, now, Come to him now, Jesus can save, O trust in his love, Jesus will save, O come to him now.

2Not when the hour of time has hushed his gold-en cry; Come in the golden prim-i-ty of mind; Not when the mem-ory of summer is fast fading, Come in the sum-mer, Come in the song so young.

Music
F. E. B.
Scripture
Ps. 6:5

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The verse

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65
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trochaic (DUM-da) · 36% of beats fit
Rhyme
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Verse 1

But in death there is to remembrance of thee; in the grave who shall give thee thanks?—Ps. 6: 5. Come to him now, now while the heart is beating, Now in the morning, now when you feel so young; Not when the hour of time has hushed to stillness, Come in the noon-time, Come in the young and strong.˘˘//˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘///?/˘˘///˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘///˘˘/˘/65A

Verse 2

Not when the hour of time has hushed his gold-en cry; Come in the golden prim-i-ty of mind; Not when the mem-ory of summer is fast fading, Come in the sum-mer, Come in the song so young.˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘???˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/47A

Refrain

Come to him now, now, Come to him now, Jesus can save, O trust in his love, Jesus will save, O come to him now./˘˘///˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/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.