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Hymns and Tunes 1876 35

Hymn 35

1COME, all ye saints of God,
Wide through the earth abroad
Spread Jesus' fame.
To Christ, our living Lord,
Trust in his name alone ;
He is the lofty One,—
Worthy the Lamb !

2Come, gloom from off your brows !
Dry up your mournful tears !
Swell the glad theme !
To Christ, our gracious King,
Strike each melodious string ;
With heart and voice to sing,
Worthy the Lamb !

3Hark ! how the choirs above,
Filled with the Saviour's love,
Resound his name !
There, too, may we be found,
With light and glory crowned,
While all the heavens resound,
Worthy the Lamb !

Also sung to: Italy (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #127)

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The verse

Meter: 6.6.4.7.6.6.4
Foot: dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 51% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCDEFG

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Verse 1

COME, all ye saints of God,////˘/6A

Wide through the earth abroad//˘/˘/6B

Spread Jesus' fame.//˘/4C

To Christ, our living Lord,˘//˘/˘/7D

Trust in his name alone ;/˘˘/˘/6E

He is the lofty One,—˘˘˘/˘/6F

Worthy the Lamb !/˘˘/4G

Verse 2

Come, gloom from off your brows !//˘/˘/6A

Dry up your mournful tears !/˘˘/˘/6B

Swell the glad theme !/˘//4C

To Christ, our gracious King,˘//˘/˘/7D

Strike each melodious string ;//˘/˘˘/7D

With heart and voice to sing,˘/˘/˘/6D

Worthy the Lamb !/˘˘/4E

Verse 3

Hark ! how the choirs above,//˘/˘/6A

Filled with the Saviour's love,/˘˘/˘˘/7A

Resound his name !//˘/4B

There, too, may we be found,//˘˘˘/6C

With light and glory crowned,˘/˘/˘/6C

While all the heavens resound,//˘/˘//7C

Worthy the Lamb !/˘˘/4D

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.