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Hymns and Tunes 1886 127

Come, all ye saints of God, Wide thro' the earth abroad

Words: James BordenMusic: Felice GiardiniTune: Italy6s & 4s

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1Come, all ye saints of God,
Wide thro' the earth abroad
Spread Jesus' fame;
Tell what his love hath done,
Trust in his name alone,
He is the lofty One,
Worthy the Lamb!

2Hence, gloomy doubts and fears!
Dry all your mournful tears,
Swell the glad name;
To Christ, our gracious King,
Strike each melodious string,
Join heart and voice to sing,
Worthy the Lamb!

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

Tune
Italy
Meter
6s & 4s
Scripture
Revelation 5:12

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The verse

Meter
6.6.4.6.6.6.4 · the hymnal prints 6s & 4s
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 55% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCDEDF
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Come, all ye saints of God,////˘/6A
Wide thro' the earth abroad//˘/˘/6B
Spread Jesus' fame;//˘/4C
Tell what his love hath done,/˘˘///6D
Trust in his name alone,/˘˘/˘/6E
He is the lofty One,˘˘˘/˘/6D
Worthy the Lamb!/˘˘/4F

Verse 2

Hence, gloomy doubts and fears!//˘/˘/6A
Dry all your mournful tears,//˘/˘/6B
Swell the glad name;/˘//4C
To Christ, our gracious King,˘//˘/˘/7D
Strike each melodious string,//˘/˘˘/7D
Join 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
Dwell on 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.