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Hymns and Tunes 1876 106

Hymn 106

1'TIS the last call of mercy, that lingers for thee ;
O sinner, receive it ; to Jesus now flee ;
He offers that calls thee : but then that voice
His offered salvation and love are abused !

2If thou slightest this warning, ere offered at last,
To dwell with the sad mourning—the harvest is passed,
Salvation is neglected, the summer is o'er,
And thou art not saved !—there is mercy no more !

3'Tis the last call of mercy ; Oh ! turn not away,
For now are its waters, the thirsty soul's stay !
The Spirit invites you, and pleads with you, come ;
Oh ! come to life's waters, ere thirsty you roam !

4'Tis the last call of mercy ; Oh ! steel not thy heart,
For now are its strings, from mercy to part !
Tis pride is now calling—ye thirsty souls, come !
Oh ! come to life's waters, in mercy's room !

5'Tis the last call of mercy, that lingers for thee ;
Break away from thy bondage, O sinner, in free !
Behold now the waters, life's fountain so blest !
The summer is ended—and perish at last.

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The verse

Meter
12.11.10.11
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 37% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

'TIS the last call of mercy, that lingers for thee ;/˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/12A
O sinner, receive it ; to Jesus now flee ;˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//11A
He offers that calls thee : but then that voice˘/˘˘//˘/˘/10B
His offered salvation and love are abused !˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C

Verse 2

If thou slightest this warning, ere offered at last,˘//˘˘/˘//˘˘/12A
To dwell with the sad mourning—the harvest is passed,˘/˘˘//˘˘/˘˘/12A
Salvation is neglected, the summer is o'er,˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/12B
And thou art not saved !—there is mercy no more !˘//˘//˘/˘˘/11C

Verse 3

'Tis the last call of mercy ; Oh ! turn not away,/˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/12A
For now are its waters, the thirsty soul's stay !˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//11A
The Spirit invites you, and pleads with you, come ;˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/11B
Oh ! come to life's waters, ere thirsty you roam !˘/˘//˘//˘˘/11C

Verse 4

'Tis the last call of mercy ; Oh ! steel not thy heart,/˘//˘/˘˘/˘//12A
For now are its strings, from mercy to part !˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/10A
Tis pride is now calling—ye thirsty souls, come !//˘//˘//˘//11B
Oh ! come to life's waters, in mercy's room !˘/˘//˘˘/˘/10C

Verse 5

'Tis the last call of mercy, that lingers for thee ;/˘//˘/˘˘/˘˘/12A
Break away from thy bondage, O sinner, in free !/˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/12A
Behold now the waters, life's fountain so blest !˘//˘/˘//˘˘/11B
The summer is ended—and perish at last.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C

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.