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Christ in Song 50

There's Room for You to Anchor

Words: F. E. B.Music: F. E. Belden

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1I hear the gentle Saviour's call: Come weary pilgrim, hither: The ship is waiting now,—the ship of God's great love,— Enter and take shelter.

RefrainThere's room for you to anchor Safe in harbor; There's room (there's room for you), there's room for you: Safe and low, Safe and true.

2There's room for you to anchor In the same quiet haven. That ship of God's great love will Never drift a-way. Come and be forgiven.

3And when the morning breaketh And the stars shall vanish away; The pre-cious promise still, Yet His love shall come to bless! Ye lone-ly, come to Jesus; For rest shall come.

Words
F. E. B.

Copyright, 1900, by F. E. Belden

The verse

Meter
34
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 44% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I hear the gentle Saviour's call: Come weary pilgrim, hither: The ship is waiting now,—the ship of God's great love,— Enter and take shelter.˘/˘/˘/˘˘///˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘////˘˘//˘34A

Verse 2

There's room for you to anchor In the same quiet haven. That ship of God's great love will Never drift a-way. Come and be forgiven.//˘˘˘/˘˘˘//˘/˘˘/˘///˘/˘/˘//˘˘˘/˘32A

Verse 3

And when the morning breaketh And the stars shall vanish away; The pre-cious promise still, Yet His love shall come to bless! Ye lone-ly, come to Jesus; For rest shall come.˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘˘/˘/39A

Refrain

There's room for you to anchor Safe in harbor; There's room (there's room for you), there's room for you: Safe and low, Safe and true.//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘////˘˘//˘˘/˘//˘/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.