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Hymns and Tunes 1886 414

To-day

Music: Lowell MasonTune: To-day6s & 4s

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1To-day the Saviour calls;
Ye wanderers, come;
O ye benighted souls,
Why longer roam?

2To-day the Saviour calls!
O listen now;
Within these sacred walls,
To Jesus bow.

3To-day the Saviour calls!
For refuge fly;
The storm of vengeance falls,
And death is nigh.

4To-day the Saviour calls!
For refuge fly;
The storm of vengeance falls;
Ruin is nigh.

5The Spirit calls to-day!
Yield to his power;
O grieve it not away,
'Tis mercy's hour.

Tune
To-day
Meter
6s & 4s
Scripture
2 Corinthians 6:2

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
6.5.6.4 · the hymnal prints 6s & 4s
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 82% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

To-day the Saviour calls;˘/˘/˘/6A
Ye wanderers, come;//˘˘/5B
O ye benighted souls,˘/˘/˘/6C
Why longer roam?//˘/4D

Verse 2

To-day the Saviour calls!˘/˘/˘/6A
O listen now;˘/˘/4B
Within these sacred walls,˘/˘/˘/6A
To Jesus bow.˘/˘/4B

Verse 3

To-day the Saviour calls!˘/˘/˘/6A
For refuge fly;˘/˘/4B
The storm of vengeance falls,˘/˘/˘/6A
And death is nigh.˘/˘/4B

Verse 4

To-day the Saviour calls!˘/˘/˘/6A
For refuge fly;˘/˘/4B
The storm of vengeance falls;˘/˘/˘/6A
Ruin is nigh./˘˘/4B

Verse 5

The Spirit calls to-day!˘/˘/˘/6A
Yield to his power;/˘˘/4B*
O grieve it not away,˘/˘˘˘/6A
'Tis mercy's hour.//˘/4B

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.