Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#374

374. 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 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 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.

5 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?
• Translator: Sarah Borthwick Findlater, 1823 - 1907
• Author: Gerhard Tersteegen, 1697 - 1769
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Life in Christ: Repentance and Faith
• Notes: This hymn may also be sung to HAMBURG (No. 503)

Tune Information

• Name: BRESLAU
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: A Major
• Source: As Hymnodus Sacer, 1625