Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (b. 1926) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #487 (2013) Meter: 6.6.6.6.4.4.4.4 Topics: Other Saints and Festivals Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist; Other Saints and Festivals Simon and Jude, Apostles Lyrics: 1 Christ is the one who calls,
the one who loved and came,
to whom by right it falls
to bear the highest name:
and still today
our hearts are stirred
to hear his word
and walk his way.
2 Christ is the one who seeks,
to whom our souls are known.
The word of love he speaks
can wake a heart of stone;
for at that sound
the blind can see,
the slave is free,
the lost are found.
3 Christ is the one who died
forsaken and betrayed;
who, mocked and crucified,
the price of pardon paid.
Our dying Lord,
what grief and loss,
what bitter cross,
our souls restored!
4 Christ is the one who rose
in glory from the grave,
to share his life with those
whom once he died to save.
He drew death's sting
and broke its chains,
who lives and reigns,
our risen King.
5 Christ is the one who sends,
his story to declare;
who calls his servants friends
and gives them news to share.
His truth proclaim
in all the earth,
his matchless worth
and saving name. Scripture: Matthew 28:18-20 Languages: English Tune Title: LOVE UNKNOWN
Christ is the one who calls