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Hymns and Tunes 1886 70

Come, ye that know and fear the Lord

Music: Guillaume FrancTune: ZorahC.M.

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1Come, ye that know and fear the Lord,
And raise your thoughts on high;
Let every heart and voice accord
To sing that "God is love."

2This precious truth his word declares,
And all his mercies prove;
Jesus, the gift of gifts, appears,
To show that "God is love."

3Behold his patience, bearing long
With those who from him rove,
Till mighty grace their hearts subdues
To teach them "God is love."

4O may we all, while here below,
This best of blessings prove,
Till warmer hearts in brighter worlds
Proclaim that "God is love."

Tune
Zorah
Meter
C.M.

Public Domain

The verse

Meter
8.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 83% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD

Could also be sung to Azmon, Coronation, Ortonville, Cantate Domino, Christmas · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Come, ye that know and fear the Lord,//˘/˘/˘/8A
And raise your thoughts on high;˘/˘/˘/6B
Let every heart and voice accord//˘/˘/˘/8A
To sing that "God is love."˘/˘/˘/6C

Verse 2

This precious truth his word declares,˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
And all his mercies prove;˘/˘///6B
Jesus, the gift of gifts, appears,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C
To show that "God is love."˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 3

Behold his patience, bearing long˘/˘/˘/˘/8A
With those who from him rove,˘˘˘˘˘/6B
Till mighty grace their hearts subdues//˘/˘/˘/8C
To teach them "God is love."˘/˘/˘/6D

Verse 4

O may we all, while here below,˘˘˘///˘/8A
This best of blessings prove,˘/˘/˘/6B
Till warmer hearts in brighter worlds//˘/˘/˘/8C
Proclaim that "God is love."˘/˘/˘/6D

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.