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Christ in Song 238

Seeking the Lost

Words: W. A. O.Music: W. A. Ogden

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1Seeking the lost, yes, kindly entreating Wanderers on the mountain's track; "Come unto me," his message repeating, Words of the Master speaking today.

RefrainGoing afar upon the mountain, Bringing the wanderer back again, Into the fold of the good Shepherd, Back to the narrow way again.

2Seeking the lost, and pointing to Jesus, Souls that are weak and hearts that are sore; Thus would I go on Jesus' errand, Him would I follow day by day.

3Thus would I go on Jesus' errand, Him would I follow day by day, Care for the dying, raising the fallen, Cheering the faint and weary way.

Words
W. A. O.
Also sung to
Seeking The Lost (SDA Hymnal #373)

Used by permission of W. A. Ogden

The verse

Meter
37
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 31% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
Scan every line

/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Seeking the lost, yes, kindly entreating Wanderers on the mountain's track; "Come unto me," his message repeating, Words of the Master speaking today./˘˘///˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘///˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/37A

Verse 2

Seeking the lost, and pointing to Jesus, Souls that are weak and hearts that are sore; Thus would I go on Jesus' errand, Him would I follow day by day./˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/36A

Verse 3

Thus would I go on Jesus' errand, Him would I follow day by day, Care for the dying, raising the fallen, Cheering the faint and weary way./˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/35A

Refrain

Going afar upon the mountain, Bringing the wanderer back again, Into the fold of the good Shepherd, Back to the narrow way again./˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘/˘/35A

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.