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Christ in Song 44

Calling

Words: W. L. T.Music: H. R. Thompson, by per.

1"Incline your ear and come unto me: hear, and your souls shall live."—Isa. 55: 3. Why should we tar - ry when Je - sus is plead - ing, Plead - ing for you and for me? Why should we tar - ry when Je - sus is call - ing, Call - ing, O sin - ner, come home!

RefrainCome, come to - day, Come, come to - day, Je - sus is wait - ing, Come home, Come home.

2Come, come to - day, Come, come to - day, Why tar - ry a - way; Come while he's near you, Call - ing so ten - der - ly, Je - sus is calling, Watch-ing for you and for me?

Words: W. L. T.
Music: H. R. Thompson, by per.
Scripture: Isa. 55:3

Copyright, 1885, by Wm. A. Thompson & Co. Not copyrighted

The verse

Meter: 53
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 32% of beats fit
Rhyme: A

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Verse 1

"Incline your ear and come unto me: hear, and your souls shall live."—Isa. 55: 3. Why should we tar - ry when Je - sus is plead - ing, Plead - ing for you and for me? Why should we tar - ry when Je - sus is call - ing, Call - ing, O sin - ner, come home!//˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘//53A

Verse 2

Come, come to - day, Come, come to - day, Why tar - ry a - way; Come while he's near you, Call - ing so ten - der - ly, Je - sus is calling, Watch-ing for you and for me?//˘///˘///˘˘/////˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘˘˘˘˘36A

Refrain

Come, come to - day, Come, come to - day, Je - sus is wait - ing, Come home, Come home.//˘///˘//˘˘/˘////17A

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.