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The last call of mercy now lingers for thee

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1The last call of mercy now lingers for thee;
O sinner, receive it; O Jesus is near;
He often has called thee—but thou hast refused;
His offered salvation and love are abused.

2O slight not the warning now offered at last,
Till summer is ended and harvest is passed;
Till mercy, long slighted, has left thy heart's door,
And pardon, sweet pardon, is offered no more.

3While Jesus is calling, O turn not away;
For swiftly approacheth the dread judgment day;
The Spirit invites you, O why will you roam?
Come now to life's waters, ye thirsty ones, come.

4The last call of mercy now lingers for thee;
O, break the strong fetters of sin, and be free!
The Bride is now calling, ye wanderers, come;
Accept of salvation, in heaven there's room.

Scripture
Jeremiah 8:20; Revelation 22:17

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The verse

Meter
11.11.11.11
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 33% of beats fit
Rhyme
AABC
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

The last call of mercy now lingers for thee;˘//˘/˘//˘˘/11A
O sinner, receive it; O Jesus is near;˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11B
He often has called thee—but thou hast refused;˘/˘˘//˘//˘/11C
His offered salvation and love are abused.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11C

Verse 2

O slight not the warning now offered at last,˘/˘˘/˘//˘˘/11A
Till summer is ended and harvest is passed;//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
Till mercy, long slighted, has left thy heart's door,//˘//˘˘////11B
And pardon, sweet pardon, is offered no more.˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/11B

Verse 3

While Jesus is calling, O turn not away;//˘˘/˘˘/˘˘/11A
For swiftly approacheth the dread judgment day;˘/˘˘/˘˘//˘/11A
The Spirit invites you, O why will you roam?˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/11B
Come now to life's waters, ye thirsty ones, come.//˘//˘//˘//11C

Verse 4

The last call of mercy now lingers for thee;˘//˘/˘//˘˘/11A
O, break the strong fetters of sin, and be free!˘/˘//˘˘/˘˘/11A
The Bride is now calling, ye wanderers, come;˘/˘//˘//˘˘/11B
Accept of salvation, in heaven there's room.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘//11C

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.