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Hymns and Tunes 1886 124

Come join, ye saints, with heart and voice

Words: AnonC.M.

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1Come join, ye saints, with heart and voice,
Alone in Jesus to rejoice,
And worship at his feet;
Come, take his praises on your tongues,
And raise to him your thankful songs;
In him ye are complete!

2In him, who all our praise excels,
The fulness of the Godhead dwells,
And all perfections meet;
The head of all celestial powers,
Divinely yours, divinely ours,
In him ye are complete.

3Still onward urge your heavenly way,
Dependent on him day by day,
His presence still entreat;
His precious name forever bless,
Your glory, strength, and righteousness:
In him ye are complete!

Words
Anon
Meter
C.M.
Scripture
Colossians 2:9-10

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The verse

Meter
8.8.6.8.8.6 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 62% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABCDB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Come join, ye saints, with heart and voice,////˘/˘/8A
Alone in Jesus to rejoice,˘/˘/˘˘˘/8A
And worship at his feet;˘/˘˘˘/6B
Come, take his praises on your tongues,//˘/˘˘˘/8C
And raise to him your thankful songs;˘/˘˘˘/˘/8D
In him ye are complete!˘˘/˘˘/6B

Verse 2

In him, who all our praise excels,˘˘˘//˘/˘/9A
The fulness of the Godhead dwells,˘??˘˘///8A
And all perfections meet;˘/˘/˘/6B
The head of all celestial powers,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9C
Divinely yours, divinely ours,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘9C
In him ye are complete.˘˘/˘˘/6B

Verse 3

Still onward urge your heavenly way,//˘/˘/˘˘/9A
Dependent on him day by day,˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A
His presence still entreat;˘/˘/??6B
His precious name forever bless,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
Your glory, strength, and righteousness:˘/˘/˘/˘˘8D
In him ye are complete!˘˘/˘˘/6E

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.