Christ in Song 338
AT THY FEET
Words: Fanny J. CrosbyMusic: Ira D. Sankey
1At thy feet I'm waiting, weary, worn and sad;
Thou hast promised rest for all the heavy-laden;
At thy feet I'm waiting, thou hast called me here;
Wilt thou not my burden take and make me glad?
2Thou hast said,'Come unto me all ye that labor, and are heavy laden,'
But thou hast yet not told me: 'Wilt thou in Christ thy rest,'
Thou hast said that thou wilt give me rest and peace;
Wilt thou not in mercy make my soul at rest?
- Words
- Fanny J. Crosby
- Music
- Ira D. Sankey
The verse
- Meter
- 11.12.11.11
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 60% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCA
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
At thy feet I'm waiting, weary, worn and sad;˘////˘/˘/˘/11A
Thou hast promised rest for all the heavy-laden;///˘/˘/˘????12B
At thy feet I'm waiting, thou hast called me here;˘////˘///˘/11C
Wilt thou not my burden take and make me glad?//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/11A
Verse 2
Thou hast said,'Come unto me all ye that labor, and are heavy laden,'/////˘˘//˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘18A
But thou hast yet not told me: 'Wilt thou in Christ thy rest,'˘///˘/˘//˘///13B
Thou hast said that thou wilt give me rest and peace;///˘///˘/˘/11C
Wilt thou not in mercy make my soul at rest?//˘˘/˘/˘/˘/11B
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.