Analysis of Hymn XXIX: Come, Ye Weary Sinners, Come

John Wesley 1703 (Epworth, Lincolnshire) – 1791 (London)



Come, ye weary sinners, come,
All who groan beneath your load,
Jesus calls his wanderers home,
Hasten to your pardoning God!
Come, ye guilty spirits oppressed,
Answer to the Saviour's call,
"Come, and I will give you rest,
Come, and I will save you all."

Jesus, full of truth and love,
We thy kindest word obey;
Faithful let thy mercies prove,
Take our load of guilt away;
Fain we would on thee rely,
Cast on thee our every care,
To thine arms of mercy fly,
Find our lasting quiet there.

Burdened with a world of grief,
Burdened with our sinful load,
Burdened with this unbelief,
Burdened with the wrath of God;
Lo! we come to thee for ease,
True and gracious as thou art,
Now our groaning souls release,
Write forgiveness on our heart.


Scheme XAXBCDCD EFXFGHGH XAEBXIXI
Poetic Form
Metre 1110101 1110111 10111001 10111001 11101001 101011 1011111 1011111 1011101 1110101 1011101 11011101 1111101 111101001 1111101 11010101 1010111 10110101 10111 1010111 1111111 1010111 11010101 10101101
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 723
Words 137
Sentences 6
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 8, 8, 8
Lines Amount 24
Letters per line (avg) 24
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 190
Words per stanza (avg) 45
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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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