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Christ in Song 99

I Am Coming, Lord

Words: Rev. J. H. GilmoreMusic: Geo. C. Stebbins

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1I hear thy welcome voice, That calls on me to be true;
I long to rise and follow thee, And do what thou wilt do;
I'll go with thee through the garden, Through the judgment and the pain;
I'll come and love thee freely, And I'll love thee as I came.

RefrainI am coming, Lord!
Coming now to thee!
With my sin and guilt,
I am coming, Lord!

2I am coming to the Lord, I am coming to the Lord;
Come and let me know thy name, Though the conflict may be long;
I am coming to the Lord, I am coming to the Lord!

The verse

Meter
13.14.15.14
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 35% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

I hear thy welcome voice, That calls on me to be true;˘///˘/˘/˘˘˘˘/13A
I long to rise and follow thee, And do what thou wilt do;˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//˘14A
I'll go with thee through the garden, Through the judgment and the pain;//˘//˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/15B
I'll come and love thee freely, And I'll love thee as I came.//˘///˘˘///˘˘/14C

Verse 2

I am coming to the Lord, I am coming to the Lord;˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/14A
Come and let me know thy name, Though the conflict may be long;/˘/˘////˘/˘˘˘/14B
I am coming to the Lord, I am coming to the Lord!˘˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/14A

Refrain

I am coming, Lord!˘˘/˘/5A
Coming now to thee!/˘/˘/5B
With my sin and guilt,˘˘/˘/5C
I am coming, Lord!˘˘/˘/5A

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.