Hymns and Tunes 1886 426
All you that are weary and sad, come
Tune: Fountain of LifeP. M.
1All you that are weary and sad, come,
And you that are cheerful and glad, come;
In robes of humility clad, come;
The Saviour invites you to-day.
In robes of humility, come to-day.
2Acquaint thyself quickly, O sinner, with God;
And joy, like the sunshine, shall beam on thy road;
And peace, like the dewdrop, shall fall on thy head;
And sleep, like an angel, shall visit thy bed.
- Tune
- Fountain of Life
- Meter
- P. M.
- Scripture
- Matthew 11:28; Job 22:21
Public Domain
The verse
- Meter
- 9.9.9.9.10
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 36% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AAABB
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Verse 1
All you that are weary and sad, come,/˘˘˘/˘˘//9A
And you that are cheerful and glad, come;˘˘˘˘/˘˘//9A
In robes of humility clad, come;˘/˘˘/˘˘//9A
The Saviour invites you to-day.˘/˘˘//˘˘/9B
In robes of humility, come to-day.˘/˘˘/˘˘/˘/10B
Verse 2
Acquaint thyself quickly, O sinner, with God;˘////˘˘/˘˘/11A
And joy, like the sunshine, shall beam on thy road;˘//˘//˘/˘//11B
And peace, like the dewdrop, shall fall on thy head;˘//˘??˘/˘//11C
And sleep, like an angel, shall visit thy bed.˘//˘/˘˘/˘//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.