Hymns and Tunes 1886 30
Come, ye who love the Lord
Music: Ralph HarrisonTune: WarwickS.M.
1Come, ye who love the Lord,
And let your joys be known;
Join in a song of sweet accord,
And thus surround the throne.
2Let those refuse to sing
Who never knew our God;
But children of the heavenly King
May speak their joys abroad.
3The hill of Zion yields
A thousand sacred sweets
Before we reach the heavenly fields,
Or walk the golden streets.
4Then let our songs abound,
And every tear be dry;
We're marching through Immanuel's ground
To fairer worlds on high.
- Music
- Ralph Harrison
- Tune
- Warwick
- Meter
- S.M.
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 6.6.8.6 · as printed
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 83% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABAB
Could also be sung to Laudes Domini, Boylston, St. Thomas, Dennis, Dove · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”
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