SDA Hymnal 169
Come, You Faithful
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1Come, you faithful, raise the strain
Of triumphant gladness;
God has brought His people forth
Into joy from sadness.
2'Tis the spring of souls today;
Christ has burst His prison,
From the frost and gloom of death
Light and life have risen.
3"Alleluia!" now we cry
To our King immortal,
Who, triumphant, burst the bars
Of the tomb's dark portal.
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- 4/4
The verse
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- 7.6.7.6
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- trochaic (DUM-da) · 77% of beats fit
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Verse 1
Come, you faithful, raise the strain/˘/˘/˘/7A
Of triumphant gladness;˘˘/˘/˘6B
God has brought His people forth/˘/˘/˘/7C
Into joy from sadness./˘/˘/˘6D
Verse 2
'Tis the spring of souls today;/˘/˘/˘/7A
Christ has burst His prison,/˘/˘/˘6B
From the frost and gloom of death˘˘/˘/˘/7C
Light and life have risen./˘/˘/˘6B
Verse 3
"Alleluia!" now we cry/˘/˘/˘/7A
To our King immortal,˘/˘///˘7B
Who, triumphant, burst the bars˘˘/˘/˘/7C
Of the tomb's dark portal.˘˘///˘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.