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| 9272 | The Cyber Hymnal#9273 | 9274 |
| Text: | Come Now, Saith The Lord |
| Author: | Daniel W. Whittle |
| Tune: | BISSAU |
| Composer: | James McGranahan |
| Media: | MIDI file |
1 Come, souls that are longing for pleasure,
Our Savior has pleasures to give;
Come find in His love the rare treasure
That makes every true pleasure live.
Refrain:
Come now, saith the Lord, let us reason,
Come now and your purpose declare;
Is it pleasures of sin for a season,
Or pleasures the glorified share?
2 The pleasures of sin are deceiving,
They’ve nothing for yesterday’s pain,
But hope of tomorrow receiving,
And then, it’s tomorrow again. [Refrain]
3 The pleasures of sin are all fleeting,
They vanish with life’s passing morn;
Like dewdrops the morning sun greeting,
They glisten, and then they are gone. [Refrain]
4 Then all who are longing for pleasure,
Ye weary, and all who are worn;
Come find in the Lord a sure treasure,
That from you shall never be torn. [Refrain]
5 Of Jesus, thy choice now be making,
Redeemer, and Savior, and Lord;
And soon in the glory awaking,
You’ll share in the saint’s blest reward. [Refrain]
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Come, souls that are longing for pleasure |
| Title: | Come Now, Saith The Lord |
| Author: | Daniel W. Whittle |
| Refrain First Line: | Come now, saith the Lord, let us reason |
| Meter: | 98.98.98.98.98 |
| Language: | English |
| Source: | Gospel Hymns No. 3, by Ira D. Sankey, James McGranahan & George C. Stebbins (Chicago: John Church & Co., 1878) |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
| Notes: | Some hymnals show the author as W. W. D., one of Whittle's pseudonyms |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | BISSAU |
| Composer: | James McGranahan |
| Meter: | 98.98.98.98.98 |
| Key: | A♭ Major |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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