Hymns and Tunes 1886 233
Come, thou beloved Redeemer, come
Words: Anon
1Come, thou beloved Redeemer, come,
Thy waiting church to bless;
Shine forth upon this Sabbath-day,
Thou Sun of righteousness.
2Thou art our Maker, thou our God,
And thy great name we own;
All praise and honor and renown
We yield to thee alone.
- Words
- Anon
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 8.6.8.6
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 62% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCD
Scan every line
/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
Come, thou beloved Redeemer, come,//˘/˘/˘/8A
Thy waiting church to bless;//˘/˘/6B
Shine forth upon this Sabbath-day,//˘/˘???8C
Thou Sun of righteousness.//˘/˘˘6D
Verse 2
Thou art our Maker, thou our God,///˘/˘//˘/10A
And thy great name we own;˘///˘/6B
All praise and honor and renown//˘/˘˘˘/8C
We yield to thee alone.˘/˘/˘/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.