Light and Life ‎#80

80. Hear him calling

1 Are you staying, safely staying,
In the tender Shepherd's peaceful fold?
No, I'm straying, sadly straying,
On the lonely mountains, dark and cold.

Refrain:
On your ear his loving tones are falling,
For he seeks you, wheresoe'er you roam.
Hear him calling, sweetly calling,
As he bids his wand'ring sheep come home.

2 Are you hearing, gladly hearing,
How he bids his folded flock rejoice?
No, I'm fearing, sadly fearing,
I have follow'd far the stranger's voice. [Refrain]

3 Are you roaming, longer roaming,
In the cold, dark night of doubt and sin.
No, I'm coming, quickly coming,
Open, Door, make haste to let me in! [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: Are you staying, safely staying
• Title: Hear him calling
• Author: Mrs. M. B. C. Slade
• Refrain First Line: On your ear his loving tones are falling
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1881
• Copyright: By permission of R. M. McIntosh.

Tune Information

• Name: [Are you staying, safely staying]
• Composer: Dr. A. B. Everett
• Key: E♭ Major