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Hymns and Tunes 1876 36

Bonar, Double

1A FEW more years shall roll,
A few more seasons come ;
And we shall be with those that rest
Asleep within the tomb ;
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that great day ;
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood,
And take my sins away !

2A few more storms shall beat
On this wild, rocky shore ;
And we shall be where tempests cease,
And surges swell no more ;
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that calm day ;
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood,
And take my sins away !

3A few more struggles here,
A few more partings sore,
A few more toils, a few more tears,
And we shall weep no more ;
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that blest day ;
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood,
And take my sins away !

4'Tis but a little while,
And he shall come again,
Who died, that we might live, who lives
That we may with him reign ;
Then, O my Lord, prepare
My soul for that glad day ;
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood,
And take my sins away !

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The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6.6.6.8.6
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 63% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCDEFGF
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

A FEW more years shall roll,˘///˘/6A
A few more seasons come ;˘///˘/6B
And we shall be with those that rest˘˘˘˘˘˘˘/8C
Asleep within the tomb ;˘/˘/˘/6D
Then, O my Lord, prepare/˘˘/˘/6E
My soul for that great day ;˘/˘˘//6F
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood,˘/˘˘//˘/8G
And take my sins away !˘/˘/˘/6F

Verse 2

A few more storms shall beat˘///˘/6A
On this wild, rocky shore ;˘˘//˘/6B
And we shall be where tempests cease,˘˘˘˘//˘/8C
And surges swell no more ;˘/˘/˘/6B
Then, O my Lord, prepare/˘˘/˘/6D
My soul for that calm day ;˘/˘˘//6E
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood,˘/˘˘//˘/8F
And take my sins away !˘/˘/˘/6E

Verse 3

A few more struggles here,˘///˘/6A
A few more partings sore,˘///˘/6B
A few more toils, a few more tears,˘///˘///8C
And we shall weep no more ;˘˘˘/˘/6B
Then, O my Lord, prepare/˘˘/˘/6D
My soul for that blest day ;˘/˘˘//6E
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood,˘/˘˘//˘/8F
And take my sins away !˘/˘/˘/6E

Verse 4

'Tis but a little while,/˘˘/˘/6A
And he shall come again,˘˘˘/˘/6B
Who died, that we might live, who lives˘/˘˘˘/˘/8C
That we may with him reign ;˘˘˘˘˘/6D
Then, O my Lord, prepare/˘˘/˘/6E
My soul for that glad day ;˘/˘˘//6F
Oh, wash me in thy precious blood,˘/˘˘//˘/8G
And take my sins away !˘/˘/˘/6F

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.