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SDA Hymnal 280

Come, Ye Sinners

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1Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,
Weak and wounded, sick and sore;
Jesus ready stands to save you,
Full of pity, love, and power.

RefrainI will arise and go to Jesus,
He will embrace me in His arms;
In the arms of my dear Savior,
O there are ten thousand charms.

2Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,
God's free bounty glorify;
True belief and true repentance,
Every grace that brings you nigh.

3Let not conscience make you linger,
Nor of fitness fondly dream;
All the fitness He requireth
Is to feel your need of Him.

4Lo! th'incarnate God ascended,
Pleads the merit of His blood;
Venture on Him, venture wholly,
Let no other trust intrude.

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Tune: [unclear]
Also sung to: Come, ye sinners (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #412)
Meter: [unclear]

The verse

Meter: 8.7.8.8
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 75% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCD

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Verse 1

Come, ye sinners, poor and needy,///˘/˘/˘8A

Weak and wounded, sick and sore;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Jesus ready stands to save you,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Full of pity, love, and power./˘/˘/˘/˘8D

Verse 2

Come, ye thirsty, come, and welcome,///˘/˘/˘8A

God's free bounty glorify;///˘/˘/7B

True belief and true repentance,/˘/˘/˘/˘8C

Every grace that brings you nigh./˘˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

Let not conscience make you linger,/˘/˘/˘/˘8A

Nor of fitness fondly dream;˘˘/˘/˘/7B

All the fitness He requireth/˘/˘˘//˘˘9C

Is to feel your need of Him.˘˘/˘/˘˘7D

Verse 4

Lo! th'incarnate God ascended,/???/˘/˘8A

Pleads the merit of His blood;/˘/˘˘˘/7B

Venture on Him, venture wholly,/˘˘˘/˘/˘8C

Let no other trust intrude./˘/˘///7D

Refrain

I will arise and go to Jesus,˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘9A

He will embrace me in His arms;˘˘˘/˘˘˘/8B

In the arms of my dear Savior,˘˘/˘˘//˘8C

O there are ten thousand charms.˘/˘//˘/7B

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.