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Millennial Harp 38

Expostulation

11. You'd better come to Jesus, to Jesus, You'd better come to
Jesus in this our day. So come poor sinner, You
can't stand his ire, You can't stand his ire, in that great day.

22. You need a hope of mercy, in this our day

33. You'd better be a praying, in this our day.

44. You'd better get religion in this our day.

55. Come try a bleeding Savior, in this our day.

66. He offers you salvation, in this our day.

77. Come, give your hearts to Jesus, in this our day.

88. You'll see the Judge descending, in that great day.

99. You'll hear the trumpet sounding, in that great day.

1010. You'll see the dead arising, in that great day.

1111. You'll hear the thunders roaring, in that great day.

1212. You'll see the world a burning, in that great day.

1313. You'll hear the sinners crying in that great day.

1414. You'll hear the children shouting, in that great day.

1515. The saints will shine in glory, in that great day.

The verse

Meter: 15.13.13
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 56% of beats fit
Rhyme: A

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Verse 1

1. You'd better come to Jesus, to Jesus, You'd better come to//˘/˘/˘˘/˘//˘/˘15A

Jesus in this our day. So come poor sinner, You/˘˘˘/˘/˘///˘˘13A

can't stand his ire, You can't stand his ire, in that great day.//˘/˘//˘/˘˘//13B

Verse 2

2. You need a hope of mercy, in this our day˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/12A

Verse 3

3. You'd better be a praying, in this our day.//˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/12A

Verse 4

4. You'd better get religion in this our day.//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/12A

Verse 5

5. Come try a bleeding Savior, in this our day.//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/12A

Verse 6

6. He offers you salvation, in this our day.˘/˘˘˘/˘˘˘/˘/12A

Verse 7

7. Come, give your hearts to Jesus, in this our day.//˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/12A

Verse 8

8. You'll see the Judge descending, in that great day.//˘/˘/˘˘˘//11A

Verse 9

9. You'll hear the trumpet sounding, in that great day.//˘/˘/˘˘˘//11A

Verse 10

10. You'll see the dead arising, in that great day.//˘/˘/˘˘˘//11A

Verse 11

11. You'll hear the thunders roaring, in that great day.//˘/˘/˘˘˘//11A

Verse 12

12. You'll see the world a burning, in that great day.//˘/˘/˘˘˘//11A

Verse 13

13. You'll hear the sinners crying in that great day.//˘/˘/˘˘˘//11A

Verse 14

14. You'll hear the children shouting, in that great day.//˘/˘/˘˘˘//11A

Verse 15

15. The saints will shine in glory, in that great day.˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘//11A

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.