Millennial Harp 20
Invitation
11. The Spirit in our hearts, is whisp'ring Sinner come;
The bride, the church of Christ, Proclaims to all her children come.
22. Let him that heareth say
To all about him come!
Let him that thirsts for righteousness
To Christ the fountain come.
33. Yes, whosoever will,
Oh let him freely come,
And freely drink the stream of life,
'Tis Jesus bids him come.
44. Lo! Jesus who invites,
Declares "I quickly come;"
Lord, even so we wait thy hour;
O! blest Redeemer come.
The verse
- Meter
- 13.14
- Foot
- iambic (da-DUM) · 65% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- ABCB
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary
Verse 1
1. The Spirit in our hearts, is whisp'ring Sinner come;˘/˘˘/˘/˘??/˘/13A
The bride, the church of Christ, Proclaims to all her children come.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/14A
Verse 2
2. Let him that heareth say/˘˘/˘/6A
To all about him come!˘/˘/˘/6B
Let him that thirsts for righteousness/˘˘/˘/˘˘8C
To Christ the fountain come.˘/˘/˘/6B
Verse 3
3. Yes, whosoever will,//˘/˘˘6A
Oh let him freely come,˘/˘/˘/6B
And freely drink the stream of life,˘/˘/˘/˘/8C
'Tis Jesus bids him come.//˘/˘/6B
Verse 4
4. Lo! Jesus who invites,//˘˘//6A
Declares "I quickly come;"˘/˘/˘/6B
Lord, even so we wait thy hour;//˘˘˘///˘9C
O! blest Redeemer come.˘/˘/˘/6B
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.