The Lutheran Hymnary ‎#433

433. God calling yet!--shall I not hear?

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?
• Author: G. Tersteegen (1735)
• Meter: L. M.
• Publication Date: 1913
• Topic: The Church Year: Tenth Sunday after Trinity; Invitation
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

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