Hymns and Tunes 1876 27
Hymn 27
1COME, blessed Jesus, from above,
And hymns of glory sing ;
Jehovah is the sov'reign Lord,
The universal King.
2Come, mortals, with his servants, come,
Come, bow before the Lord ;
We are his work, and not our own,
He formed us by his word.
3To-day attend his voice,
Nor dare provoke his rod ;
Come, like the people of his choice,
And own your gracious God.
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
- Rhyme
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Verse 1
COME, blessed Jesus, from above,///˘˘˘/7A
And hymns of glory sing ;˘/˘/˘/6B
Jehovah is the sov'reign Lord,˘/˘˘˘??/8C
The universal King.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 2
Come, mortals, with his servants, come,//˘˘˘/˘/8A
Come, bow before the Lord ;//˘/˘/6B
We are his work, and not our own,˘˘˘/˘˘/˘/9C
He formed us by his word.˘/˘˘˘/6D
Verse 3
To-day attend his voice,˘/˘/˘/6A
Nor dare provoke his rod ;˘/˘/˘/6B
Come, like the people of his choice,//˘/˘˘˘/8A
And own your gracious God.˘/˘/˘/6B
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.