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Delay not, delay not, O sinner, draw near

1Delay not, delay not, O sinner, draw near,
The waters of life are now flowing for thee;
No price is demanded, the Saviour is here,
Redemption is purchased, salvation is free.

2Delay not, delay not, why longer abuse
The love and compassion of Jesus, thy God?
A fountain is open; how canst thou refuse
To wash and be cleansed in his pardoning blood?

3Delay not, delay not, O sinner, to come;
For Mercy still lingers, and calls thee to-day:
Her voice is not heard in the vale of the tomb;
Her message unheeded will soon pass away.

Scripture
2 Corinthians 6:2

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The verse

Meter
11.11.12.11
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 31% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Delay not, delay not, O sinner, draw near,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//11A
The waters of life are now flowing for thee;˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/11B
No price is demanded, the Saviour is here,˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘˘/12A
Redemption is purchased, salvation is free.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11B

Verse 2

Delay not, delay not, why longer abuse˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/11A
The love and compassion of Jesus, thy God?˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//11B
A fountain is open; how canst thou refuse˘/˘˘/˘///˘/11C
To wash and be cleansed in his pardoning blood?˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11D

Verse 3

Delay not, delay not, O sinner, to come;˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
For Mercy still lingers, and calls thee to-day:˘/˘//˘˘//˘/11B
Her voice is not heard in the vale of the tomb;˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C
Her message unheeded will soon pass away.˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/11B

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.