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Text:I heard a voice so gently calling
Author:Agnes Heathcote

490. I heard a voice so gently calling

1 I heard a voice so gently calling:
Take up thy cross and follow me.
A tempest on my heart was falling,
A living cross this was to be;
I struggled sore, I struggled vainly,
No other light my eyes could see.

Refrain:
I’ll follow thee, of life the giver,
I’ll follow thee, suffering redeemer,
I’ll follow thee, deny thee never,
By thy grace I’ll follow thee.

2 I heard his voice unto me saying:
Take up thy cross and follow me.
My heart is thine now thee obeying,
Speak all thy will, dear Lord, to me.
Make weakness strength, thy power now give me,
And from this hour I’ll follow thee.

Text Information
First Line: I heard a voice so gently calling
Author: Agnes Heathcote
Refrain First Line: I'll follow thee, of life the giver
Language: English
Publication Date: 1986
Topic: The life of holiness: Consecration and service
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