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Hymns and Tunes 1876 121

Hymn 121

1NOW is th' accepted time,
Now is the day of grace ;
Now, sinners come without delay,
And seek the Saviour's face.

2Now is th' accepted time,
The Saviour calls to-day ;
To-morrow it may be too late—
Then why should you delay ?

3Now is th' accepted time,
The gospel bids you come ;
And every promise in his word
Declares there yet is room.

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The verse

Meter: 6.6.8.7
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 49% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

NOW is th' accepted time,/˘˘/˘/6A

Now is the day of grace ;/˘˘/˘/6B

Now, sinners come without delay,//˘/˘/˘/8C

And seek the Saviour's face.˘/˘/˘˘/7B

Verse 2

Now is th' accepted time,/˘˘/˘/6A

The Saviour calls to-day ;˘/˘˘/˘/7B

To-morrow it may be too late—˘//˘˘˘//8C

Then why should you delay ?//˘˘˘/6B

Verse 3

Now is th' accepted time,/˘˘/˘/6A

The gospel bids you come ;˘/˘/˘/6B

And every promise in his word˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/9C

Declares there yet is room.˘///˘/6D

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.