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Text:The call of love
Author:Mrs. Abby B. Hyde
Tune:OWEN
Composer:J. E. Sweetser

280. The call of love

1 And canst thou, sinner! slight
The call of love divine?
Shall God, with tenderness, invite,
And gain no thought of thine?

2 Wilt thou not cease to grieve
The Spirit from thy breast,
Till he thy wretched soul shall leave
With all thy sins oppressed?

3 To-day a pardoning God
Will hear the suppliant pray;
To-day a Saviour's cleansing blood,
Will wash thy guilt away.

Text Information
First Line: And canst thou, sinner! slight
Title: The call of love
Author: Mrs. Abby B. Hyde
Language: English
Publication Date: 1888
Scripture: ;
Topic: Access to God; Delay
Notes: Public Domain.
Tune Information
Name: OWEN
Composer: J. E. Sweetser
Meter: S. M.
Key: D Major
Notes: Public Domain.



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