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Hymns and Tunes 1886 13

COME, ye that fear the Lord

85, 90, 659

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1COME, ye that fear the Lord,
And love him while ye fear,
Come, and with heart and hand record
Your covenant with him here.

2Here to his altar brought,
Your holy vows renew,
To be in deed, and word, and thought,
Faithful to him, and true.

3And true the faithful he
To you, will ever prove,
Though hills were swept into the sea,
And mountains should remove.

4Then be his paths your choice,
The joy of young and old;
As sheep that hear their shepherd's voice,
And follow to the fold.

Meter
85, 90, 659

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The verse

Meter
6.6.8.7 · the hymnal prints 85, 90, 659
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 64% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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Verse 1

COME, ye that fear the Lord,//˘/˘/6A
And love him while ye fear,˘/˘///6B
Come, and with heart and hand record/˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Your covenant with him here.˘/˘˘˘˘/7B

Verse 2

Here to his altar brought,/˘˘/˘/6A
Your holy vows renew,˘/˘/˘/6B
To be in deed, and word, and thought,˘˘˘/˘/˘/8A
Faithful to him, and true./˘˘˘˘/6B

Verse 3

And true the faithful he˘/˘/˘˘6A
To you, will ever prove,˘˘˘/˘/6B
Though hills were swept into the sea,//˘//˘˘/8A
And mountains should remove.˘/˘˘˘/6B

Verse 4

Then be his paths your choice,/˘˘/˘/6A
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.