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Church Hymnal 623

Rescue the Perishing

Words: Fanny Jane CrosbyMusic: William Howard DoaneTune: Rescue11.11.11.11

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1Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,
Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;
Weep o'er the erring one, lift up the fallen,
Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save.

RefrainRescue the perishing,
Care for the dying;
Jesus is merciful,
Jesus will save.

2Though they are slighting Him, still He is waiting,
Waiting the penitent child to receive;
Plead with them earnestly, plead with them gently,
He will forgive if they only believe.

3Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter,
Feelings lie buried that grace can restore;
Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness,
Chords that were broken will vibrate once more.

4Rescue the perishing, duty demands it;
Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide;
Back to the narrow way patiently win them,
Tell the poor wanderer a Savior has died.

Tune
Rescue
Meter
11.11.11.11
Scripture
Luke 19:10; James 5:20

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
11.10.11.10 · the hymnal prints 11.11.11.11
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 81% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Rescue the perishing, care for the dying,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
Snatch them in pity from sin and the grave;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10B
Weep o'er the erring one, lift up the fallen,//˘/˘//˘˘/˘11C
Tell them of Jesus, the mighty to save./˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10B

Verse 2

Though they are slighting Him, still He is waiting,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
Waiting the penitent child to receive;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10B
Plead with them earnestly, plead with them gently,/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11C
He will forgive if they only believe.˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10B

Verse 3

Down in the human heart, crushed by the tempter,/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘11A
Feelings lie buried that grace can restore;/˘//˘˘/˘˘/10B
Touched by a loving heart, wakened by kindness,/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘11C
Chords that were broken will vibrate once more./˘˘/˘˘/˘//10B

Verse 4

Rescue the perishing, duty demands it;/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
Strength for thy labor the Lord will provide;/˘//˘˘/˘˘/10B
Back to the narrow way patiently win them,/˘˘/˘//˘˘/˘11C
Tell the poor wanderer a Savior has died./˘//˘˘˘/˘˘/11B

Refrain

Rescue the perishing,/˘˘/˘˘6A
Care for the dying;/˘˘/˘5B
Jesus is merciful,/˘˘/˘˘6C
Jesus will save./˘˘/4D

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.