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Hark! There Comes a Whisper

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1 Hark! there comes a whisper
Stealing on thine ear;
'Tis the Saviour calling,
Soft, soft and clear.

Refrain:

Give thy heart to me,
Once I died for thee;
Hark! hark! thy Saviour calls,
Come, sinner, come.

2 With that voice so gentle,
Dost thou hear Him say,
Tell me all Thy sorrows,
Come, come away. [Refrain]

3 Wouldst thou find a refuge
For thy soul oppress'd?
Jesus kindly answer,
I am thy rest. [Refrain]

4 At the cross of Jesus
Let thy burden fall,
While He gently whispers,
I'll bear it all. [Refrain]



Source: International Song Service: with Bright Gems from fifty authors, for Sunday-schools, gospel meetings, missionary and young people's societies, prayer-meetings, etc. #28

Author: Fanny J. Crosby

Pseudonymns: A.V., Mrs. A. E. Andrews, Mrs. E. A. Andrews, Mrs. E. L. Andrews, James L. Black, Henrietta E. Blair, Charles Bruce, Robert Bruce, Leah Carlton, Eleanor Craddock, Lyman G. Cuyler, D.H.W., Ella Dare, Ellen Dare, Mrs. Ellen Douglass, Lizzie Edwards. Miss Grace Elliot, Grace J. Frances, Victoria Frances, Jennie Garnett, Frank Gould, H. D. K., Frances Hope, Annie L. James, Martha J. Lankton [Langton], Grace Lindsey, Maud Marion, Sallie Martin, Wilson Meade, Alice Monteith, Martha C. Oliver, Mrs. N. D. Plume, Kate Smiley, Sallie Smith, J. L. Sterling, John Sterling, Julia Sterling, Anna C. Storey, Victoria Stuart, Ida Scott Taylor, Mary R. Tilden, Mrs. J. B. Thresher, Hope Tryaway, Grace Tureman, Carrie M. Wilson, W.H.D. Frances… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Hark, there comes a whisper
Title: Hark! There Comes a Whisper
Author: Fanny J. Crosby
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Give thy heart to me
Copyright: Public Domain

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The Cyber Hymnal #2641
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