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Hymns and Tunes 1876 113

Hymn 113

1COME, weary souls, with sin distressed,
The Saviour offers heavenly rest ;
Take up your cross, and follow him,
And cast your gloomy fears away.

2Oppressed with guilt, a painful load,
Oh, come and spread your griefs abroad ;
There's medicine in the Saviour's love,
Will all your maladies remove.

3Here mercy's boundless ocean flows,
To cleanse your guilt, and heal your woes ;
There peace and joy, and endless power,
How rich the gift, how free the grace !

4Lord, we accept, with thankful hearts,
The hopes thy gracious word imparts ;
We come to thee for pardoning peace,
And bless thy truth, inviting voice.

5Dear Saviour, let thy powerful love
Confirm our faith, our fears remove ;
And sweetly influence every breast,
And guide us to eternal rest.

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The verse

Meter
8.10.8.8
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC
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Verse 1

COME, weary souls, with sin distressed,//˘/˘/˘/8A
The Saviour offers heavenly rest ;˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘/10A
Take up your cross, and follow him,/˘˘/˘/˘˘8B
And cast your gloomy fears away.˘/˘/˘/˘/8C

Verse 2

Oppressed with guilt, a painful load,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
Oh, come and spread your griefs abroad ;˘/˘/˘/˘/8B
There's medicine in the Saviour's love,//˘˘˘˘/˘˘/10C
Will all your maladies remove.˘/˘/˘˘˘/8D

Verse 3

Here mercy's boundless ocean flows,//˘/˘/˘/8A
To cleanse your guilt, and heal your woes ;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
There peace and joy, and endless power,//˘/˘/˘/˘9B
How rich the gift, how free the grace !//˘///˘/8C

Verse 4

Lord, we accept, with thankful hearts,/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
The hopes thy gracious word imparts ;˘///˘///8A
We come to thee for pardoning peace,˘/˘/˘/˘˘/9B
And bless thy truth, inviting voice.˘/////˘/8C

Verse 5

Dear Saviour, let thy powerful love//˘˘///˘˘/10A
Confirm our faith, our fears remove ;˘//˘//˘/˘/10B
And sweetly influence every breast,˘/˘/˘˘/˘˘/10C
And guide us to eternal rest.˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C

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.