God Calling Yet

Representative Text

1 God calling yet! shall I not hear?
Earth's pleasures shall I still hold dear?
Shall life's swift passing years all fly,
And still my soul in slumbers lie?

2 God calling yet! shall I not rise?
Can I His loving voice despise,
And basely His kind care repay?
He calls me still; can I delay?

3 God calling yet! and shall He knock,
And I my heart the closer lock?
He still is waiting to receive,
And shall I dare His Spirit grieve?

4 God calling yet! I cannot stay;
My heart I yield without delay;
Vain world, farewell! from thee I part;
The voice of God hath reached my heart!

Amen.

Source: Worship and Service Hymnal: For Church, School, and Home #194

Translator: Sarah B. Findlater

Sarah Laurie Borthwick Findlater United Kingdom 1823-1907. Born in Edinburgh, Scotland, sister of Jane Laurie Borthwick, she married Erick John Findlater, a pastor in the Free Church of Scotland at Lochearnhead, Perthshire, and they had three daughters: Sarah Jemima, Mary Williamina, and Jane Helen. Findlater and her sister Jane's translations were collected in “German hymns from the land of Luther”, appearing in four volumes (1854-1862). As an author, Sarah wrote fiction, juvenile works, music scores, anthems, and musical parts. She died at Torquay, Devon, England. John Perry Go to person page >

Author: Gerhard Tersteegen

Tersteegen, Gerhard, a pious and useful mystic of the eighteenth century, was born at Mörs, Germany, November 25, 1697. He was carefully educated in his childhood, and then apprenticed (1715) to his older brother, a shopkeeper. He was religiously inclined from his youth, and upon coming of age he secured a humble cottage near Mühlheim, where he led a life of seclusion and self-denial for many years. At about thirty years of age he began to exhort and preach in private and public gatherings. His influence became very great, such was his reputation for piety and his success in talking, preaching, and writing concerning spiritual religion. He wrote one hundred and eleven hymns, most of which appeared in his Spiritual Flower Garden (1731). He… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: God calling yet! shall I not hear?
Title: God Calling Yet
German Title: Gott rufet noch!
Author: Gerhard Tersteegen
Translator: Sarah B. Findlater
Meter: 8.8.8.8
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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The New Wonderful Songs for Work and Worship #222

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Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church #312

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Revival Hymns #32

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The Devotional Hymn and Tune Book #552

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Church Book #350

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Church music #283

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Concordia #104

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New Manual of Praise #280

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Offices of Worship and Hymns #382

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The Christian Hymn Book #339

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The Church Praise Book #304

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The Lutheran Hymnary #433

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The Sabbath School Hymn and Tune Book #121

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Church Book #350

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Devotional Songs #119

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Kindly Light #59

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Standard Hymns and Spiritual Songs #247

Select New and Old Hymns #d62

The Junior Choir No. 3 #d6

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