Hymnal for Church and Home ‎#175

175. God Calling Yet

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! and shall I give
No heed, but still in bondage live?
I wait but He does not forsake;
He calls me still: My heart, awake!

5 Ah, yield Him all; in Him confide:
Where but with Him doth peace abide?
Break loose, let earthly bonds be riven,
And let the spirit rise to heaven!

6 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!

Text Information

• First Line: God calling yet! shall I not hear?
• Title: God Calling Yet
• Author: G. Tersteegen (1735)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1927
• Topic: Call and Repentance
• Notes: Translator: Mrs. Sarah Findlater

Tune Information

• Name: [God calling yet! shall I not hear]
• Composer: H. K. Oliver (1832)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major