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SDA Hymnal 282

I Hear Thy Welcome Voice

Words: Lewis HartsoughMusic: Lewis HartsoughTune: Welcome VoiceS.M. with refrain

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1I hear Thy welcome voice,
That calls me, Lord, to Thee,
For cleansing in Thy precious blood
That flowed on Calvary.

RefrainI am coming, Lord!
Coming now to Thee!
Wash me, cleanse me, in the blood
That flowed on Calvary.

2Though coming weak and vile,
Thou dost my strength assure;
Thou dost my vileness fully cleanse,
Till spotless all, and pure.

3'Tis Jesus calls me on
To perfect faith and love,
To perfect hope, and peace, and trust,
For earth and heaven above.

4All hail! atoning blood!
All hail! redeeming grace!
All hail! the gift of Christ, our Lord,
Our Strength and Righteousness.

Scripture
Isaiah 1:18; 1 John 1:7

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The verse

Meter
6.6.8.6 · as printed
Foot
iambic (da-DUM) · 72% of beats fit
Rhyme
ABCD

Could also be sung to I'm Going Home · same meter and stresses; not printed with these words, so try it first.

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/ stressed · ˘ unstressed · ? not in the dictionary · * a word sung short, as “heav’n”

Verse 1

I hear Thy welcome voice,˘///˘/6A
That calls me, Lord, to Thee,˘/˘/˘/6B
For cleansing in Thy precious blood˘/˘˘//˘/8C
That flowed on Calvary.˘/˘/˘˘6D

Verse 2

Though coming weak and vile,//˘/˘/6A
Thou dost my strength assure;//˘/˘/6B
Thou dost my vileness fully cleanse,//˘/˘/˘/8C
Till spotless all, and pure.//˘/˘/6B

Verse 3

'Tis Jesus calls me on//˘/˘˘6A
To perfect faith and love,˘˘//˘/6B
To perfect hope, and peace, and trust,˘˘//˘/˘/8C
For earth and heaven above.˘/˘/˘/6B*

Verse 4

All hail! atoning blood!//˘/˘/6A
All hail! redeeming grace!//˘/˘/6B
All hail! the gift of Christ, our Lord,//˘/˘/˘/8C
Our Strength and Righteousness.˘/˘/˘˘6D

Refrain

I am coming, Lord!˘˘/˘/5A
Coming now to Thee!/˘/˘/5B
Wash me, cleanse me, in the blood/˘/˘˘˘/7C
That flowed on Calvary.˘/˘/˘˘6D

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.