Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#232b

232b. 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 slumber 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!

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: God calling yet! shall I not hear?
• Title: God Calling yet
• Author: Gerhard Tersteegen, 1697-1769 (1735)
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: Repentance
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Second Tune

Tune Information

• Name: HAMBURG
• Arranger: Lowell Mason, Mus. Doc., 1792-1872 (1825)
• Meter: L. M.
• Source: Gregorian Tone
• Notes: Public Domain.