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Hymns and Tunes 1876 105

Hymn 105

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1DELAY not, delay not ; O sinner, draw near ;
The waters of life are now flowing for thee ;
No price is demanded, the Saviour is here,
Redemption is purchased, salvation is free.

2Delay not, delay not, O sinner, to come ;
For mercy still lingers, and calls thee to-day ;
Her voice is not heard in the vale of the tomb,
Her message, unheeded, will soon pass away.

3Delay not, delay not, the Spirit of grace,
Long grieved and resisted, may take his sad flight,
And leave thee in darkness to finish thy race,
To sink in the gloom of eternity's night.

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The verse

Meter
11.11.12.11
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

DELAY not, delay not ; O sinner, draw near ;˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//11A
The waters of life are now flowing for thee ;˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/11B
No price is demanded, the Saviour is here,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/12A
Redemption is purchased, salvation is free.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11B

Verse 2

Delay not, delay not, O sinner, to come ;˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
For mercy still lingers, and calls thee to-day ;˘/˘//˘˘//˘/11B
Her voice is not heard in the vale of the tomb,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C
Her message, unheeded, will soon pass away.˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/11B

Verse 3

Delay not, delay not, the Spirit of grace,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
Long grieved and resisted, may take his sad flight,//˘˘/˘˘/˘//11B
And leave thee in darkness to finish thy race,˘//˘/˘˘/˘//11A
To sink in the gloom of eternity's night.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11B

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.