Hymns and Tunes 1876 413
Hymn 413
1COME, ye that fear the Lord,
And love him with your heart,
Forgetting all his gracious word,
Your vow and covenant here.
2Here to his altar brought,
Your holy vows renew ;
Offering your bodies and soul thought,
Faithful to him and true.
3And whatsoever ye do,
To you will ever prove,
Though hills were swept into the sea,
And mountains should remove.
4Then by his law our choice,
The joy of young and old,
As sheep that hear their shepherd's voice,
And follow to the fold.
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The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.8.7
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
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Verse 1
COME, ye that fear the Lord,//˘/˘/6A
And love him with your heart,˘/˘˘˘/6B
Forgetting all his gracious word,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Your vow and covenant here.˘/˘/˘˘/7D
Verse 2
Here to his altar brought,/˘˘/˘/6A
Your holy vows renew ;˘/˘/˘/6B
Offering your bodies and soul thought,/˘˘˘/˘˘//9A
Faithful to him and true./˘˘˘˘/6B
Verse 3
And whatsoever ye do,˘/˘/˘/˘7A
To you will ever prove,˘˘˘/˘/6B
Though hills were swept into the sea,//˘//˘˘/8C
And mountains should remove.˘/˘˘˘/6B
Verse 4
Then by his law our choice,/˘˘//˘/7A
The joy of young and old,˘/˘/˘/6B
As sheep that hear their shepherd's voice,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And follow to the fold.˘/˘˘˘/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.