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Millennial Harp 52

Wandering Pilgrims

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1Wandering pilgrims, mourn-ing Christians,

2Weak and tempted Lambs of Christ, Who en-dure great

3trib-u-la-tion, And with sin are sore distress'd,

4Christ hath sent me to in-vite you, To a

5rich and cost-ly feast; Let not shame or pride pre-

The verse

Meter
9
Foot
trochaic (DUM-da) · 49% of beats fit
Rhyme
A
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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary

Verse 1

Wandering pilgrims, mourn-ing Christians,/˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A

Verse 2

Weak and tempted Lambs of Christ, Who en-dure great/˘/˘/˘/˘˘//11A

Verse 3

trib-u-la-tion, And with sin are sore distress'd,/˘/˘˘˘/˘/˘/11A

Verse 4

Christ hath sent me to in-vite you, To a///˘˘//˘˘˘10A

Verse 5

rich and cost-ly feast; Let not shame or pride pre-/˘/˘//˘/˘//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.