Rejoice in the Lord ‎#258

258. Jesus Calls Us

1 Jesus calls us: o'er the tumult
of our life's wild, restless sea,
day by day his sweet voice soundeth,
saying, "Christian, follow me."

2 Jesus calls us from the worship
of the vain world's golden store,
from each idol that would keep us,
saying, "Christian, love me more."

3 In our joys and in our sorrows,
days of toil and hours of ease,
still he calls, in cares and pleasures,
"Christian, love me more than these."

4 Jesus calls us; by thy mercies,
Savior, may we hear thy call,
give our hearts to thine obedience,
serve and love thee best of all.

Text Information

• First Line: Jesus calls us: o'er the tumult
• Title: Jesus Calls Us
• Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1852)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1985
• Scripture:
  Matthew 4:18-20
  ;
  Mark 1:16-18
  ;
  John 1:40
  ;
  John 21:15
• Topic: Call and Response; Jesus Christ: Call and Response

Tune Information

• Name: SUSSEX
• Adapter: R. Vaughan Williams (1906)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Coll., adapt., and arr. from the English Hymnal; used by permission of Oxford University Press