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Hymns and Tunes 1886 430

With tearful eyes I look around

Music: Charlotte ElliottS.M.

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1With tearful eyes I look around; Life seems a dark and stormy sea;
Yet, 'mid the gloom, I hear a sound, A heavenly whisper, 'Come to me.'

2It tells me of a place of rest; It tells me where my soul may flee:
O, to the weary, tempest-oppressed, How sweet the bidding, 'Come to me.'

3Come, for all else must fail and die! Earth is no resting-place for thee;
To heaven direct thy weeping eye, I am thy portion; come to me.

4O voice of mercy! voice of love! In conflict, grief, and agony,
Support me, cheer me from above, And gently whisper, 'Come to me.'

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S.M.

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The verse

Meter
16.17 · the hymnal prints S.M.
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 59% of beats fit
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Verse 1

With tearful eyes I look around; Life seems a dark and stormy sea;˘/˘/˘/˘///˘/˘/˘/16A
Yet, 'mid the gloom, I hear a sound, A heavenly whisper, 'Come to me.'//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘˘17A

Verse 2

It tells me of a place of rest; It tells me where my soul may flee:˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/16A
O, to the weary, tempest-oppressed, How sweet the bidding, 'Come to me.'˘˘˘/˘?????//˘/˘/˘˘18A

Verse 3

Come, for all else must fail and die! Earth is no resting-place for thee;/˘////˘//˘˘???˘/16A
To heaven direct thy weeping eye, I am thy portion; come to me.˘/˘˘///˘/˘˘//˘/˘˘17A

Verse 4

O voice of mercy! voice of love! In conflict, grief, and agony,˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘16A
Support me, cheer me from above, And gently whisper, 'Come to me.'˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘16B

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.