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Text: | Jesus Calls Us |
Author: | Cecil Frances Alexander |
Tune: | GALILEE |
Composer: | William H. Jude |
Media: | Audio recording |
1 Jesus calls us: o'er the tumult
of our life's wild, restless sea;
day by day his sweet voice soundeth
saying, "Christian, follow me."
2 Jesus calls us from the worship
of the vain world's golden store,
from each idol that would keep us,
saying, "Christian, love me more."
3 In our joys and in our sorrows,
days of toil and hours of ease,
still he calls, in cares and pleasures,
"Christian, love me more than these."
4 Jesus calls us: by thy mercies,
Savior, may we hear thy call,
give our hearts to thy obedience,
serve and love thee best of all.
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First Line: | Jesus calls us; o'er the tumult |
Title: | Jesus Calls Us |
Author: | Cecil Frances Alexander (1852) |
Meter: | 8.7.8.7 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 2013 |
Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
Topic: | Christian Life; Discipleship and Mission; Invitation(2 more...) |
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Name: | GALILEE |
Composer: | William H. Jude (1887) |
Meter: | 8.7.8.7 |
Key: | A♭ Major |
Like many hymns that adults have come to cherish, this text based on Jesus’ calling of the disciple Andrew was written for a 19th-century collection of hymns for children. The popular tune used here was composed for these words more than a quarter of a century later.
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