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Hymns and Tunes 1886 420

Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish

Words: Samuel WebbeTune: Come, ye disconsolate11s & 10s

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1Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish,
Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel;
Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish;
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal.

2Joy of the comfortless, light of the straying,
Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure;
Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying,
"Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure."

3Here see the Bread of Life; see waters flowing
Forth from the throne of God, pure from above;
Come to the Feast of love—come, ever knowing
Earth has no sorrow but heaven can remove.

Also sung to
Consolator (SDA Hymnal #477)
Scripture
Revelation 21:4

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The verse

Meter
12.10.11.10 · the hymnal prints 11s & 10s
Foot
dactylic (DUM-da-da) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABAB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

Come, ye disconsolate, where'er ye languish,//???????//˘12A
Come to the mercy-seat, fervently kneel;/˘˘???/˘˘/10B
Here bring your wounded hearts, here tell your anguish;//˘/˘///˘/˘11A
Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot heal./˘˘/˘˘//˘/10B*

Verse 2

Joy of the comfortless, light of the straying,/˘˘???/˘˘/˘11A
Hope of the penitent, fadeless and pure;/˘˘/˘˘???˘/11B
Here speaks the Comforter, tenderly saying,//˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘11A
"Earth has no sorrow that heaven cannot cure."/˘˘/˘˘//˘/10B*

Verse 3

Here see the Bread of Life; see waters flowing//˘/˘///˘/˘11A
Forth from the throne of God, pure from above;/˘˘/˘//˘˘/10B
Come to the Feast of love—come, ever knowing/˘˘/˘///˘/˘11A
Earth has no sorrow but heaven can remove./˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/10C*

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.