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Christ in Song 76

Almost Persuaded

Words: P. P. BlissMusic: P. P. Bliss

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1"Almost persuaded" now to believe;
"Almost persuaded" Christ to receive;
Seems now some soul to say,
"Go, Spirit, go Thy way,
Some more convenient day
On Thee I'll call."

2"Almost persuaded," come, come today;
"Almost persuaded," turn not away;
Jesus invites you here,
Angels are lingering near,
Prayers rise from hearts so dear;
O wanderer, come!

3"Almost persuaded," harvest is past!
"Almost persuaded," doom comes at last!
"Almost" cannot avail;
"Almost" is but to fail!
Sad, sad, that bitter wail—
"Almost—but lost!"

Scripture
Acts 26:28

Copyright, 1893, by P. P. Bliss

The verse

Meter
9.9.6.6.6.4
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABBBC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

"Almost persuaded" now to believe;//˘/˘/˘˘/9A
"Almost persuaded" Christ to receive;//˘/˘/˘˘/9A
Seems now some soul to say,////˘/6B
"Go, Spirit, go Thy way,//˘///6B
Some more convenient day//˘/˘/6B
On Thee I'll call."˘///4C

Verse 2

"Almost persuaded," come, come today;//˘/˘//˘/9A
"Almost persuaded," turn not away;//˘/˘/˘˘/9A
Jesus invites you here,/˘//˘/6B
Angels are lingering near,/˘˘/˘˘/7B
Prayers rise from hearts so dear;//˘/˘/6B
O wanderer, come!˘/˘˘/5C

Verse 3

"Almost persuaded," harvest is past!//˘/˘/˘˘/9A
"Almost persuaded," doom comes at last!//˘/˘//˘/9A
"Almost" cannot avail;///˘˘/6B
"Almost" is but to fail!//˘˘˘/6B
Sad, sad, that bitter wail—//˘/˘/6B
"Almost—but lost!"//˘/4C

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.