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Jesus Calls Us! O'er the Tumult
Author: Cecil Frances Alexander (1818-1895) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 953 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 Jesus calls us! O'er the tumult
of our life's wild, restless sea,
day by day his clear voice soundeth,
saying, "Christian, follow me!"
2 As of old Saint Andrew heard it
by the Galilean lake,
turned from home and toil and kindred,
leaving all for his dear sake.
3 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."
4 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."
5 Jesus calls us! By thy mercies,
Saviour, may we hear thy call,
give our hearts to thine obedience,
serve and love thee best of all. Scripture: Matthew 4:12-23 Used With Tune: ST. OSWALD
Jesus Calls Us! O'er the Tumult
Take Up Your Cross, the Saviour Said
Author: Charles William Everest (1814-1877) Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 301 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 Take up your cross, the Saviour said,
if you would my disciple be;
deny yourself, the world forsake,
and humbly follow after me.
2 Take up your cross; let not its weight
fill your weak soul with vain alarm;
his strength shall bear your spirit up,
and brace your heart, and nerve your arm.
3 Take up your cross, nor heed the shame,
and let your foolish pride be still:
your Lord for you endured to die
upon a cross, on Calvary's hill.
4 Take up your cross, then, in his strength,
and calmly every danger brave;
'twill guide you to a better home,
and lead to victory o'er the grave.
5 Take up your cross and follow Christ,
nor think till death to lay it down;
for only those who bear the cross
may hope to wear the glorious crown. Scripture: Matthew 10:24-39 Used With Tune: BRESLAU
Take Up Your Cross, the Saviour Said
Jesus, Come, for We Invite You
Author: Christopher Idle (1938-) Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 17 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 Jesus, come, for we invite you,
guest and master, friend and Lord;
now, as once at Cana's wedding,
speak, and let us hear your word:
lead us through our need or doubting,
hope be born and joy restored.
2 Jesus, come! Transform our pleasures,
guide us into paths unknown;
bring your gifts, command your servants,
let us trust in you alone:
though your hand may work in secret,
all shall see what you have done.
3 Jesus, come in new creation,
heaven brought near by power divine;
give your unexpected glory,
changing water into wine:
rouse the faith of your disciples --
come, our first and greatest sign!
4 Jesus, come! Surprise our dullness;
make us willing to receive
more than we can yet imagine,
all the best you have to give:
let us find your hidden riches,
taste your love, believe, and live! Scripture: Matthew 13:44-46 Used With Tune: SICILIAN MARINERS
Jesus, Come, for We Invite You
Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
Author: George Duffield, Jr. (1818-1888) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 1,833 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 Stand up, stand up for Jesus,
you soldiers of the cross!
Lift high his royal banner,
it must not suffer loss.
From victory on to victory
his army he shall lead
till evil is defeated,
and Christ is Lord indeed.
2 Stand up, stand up for Jesus!
The trumpet call obey;
then join the mighty conflict
in this his glorious day.
Be strong in faith and serve him,
against unnumbered foes;
let courage rise with danger,
and strength to strength oppose.
3 Stand up, stand up for Jesus!
Stand in his power alone,
for human might will fail you --
you dare not trust your own.
Put on the gospel armour,
keep watch with constant prayer;
when duty calls or danger,
be never failing there.
4 Stand up, stand up for Jesus!
The fight will not be long:
this day the noise of battle,
the next the victor's song.
To everyone who conquers,
a crown of life shall be;
we, with the king of glory,
shall reign eternally. Scripture: Matthew 12:22-32 Used With Tune: MORNING LIGHT Text Sources: Rev. Hymns for Today's Church
Stand Up, Stand Up for Jesus
O Jesus, I Have Promised
Author: John Ernest Bode (1816-1874) Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 631 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 O Jesus, I have promised
to serve thee to the end;
be thou forever near me,
my Master and my Friend.
I shall not fear the battle
if thou art by my side,
not wander from the pathway
if thou wilt be my guide.
2 O let me feel thee near me:
the world is ever near;
I see the sights that dazzle,
the tempting sounds I hear;
my foes are ever near me,
around me and within;
but, Jesus, draw thou nearer
and shield my soul from sin.
3 O Jesus, thou hast promised
to all who follow thee,
that where thou art in glory
there shall thy servant be;
and, Jesus, I have promised
to serve thee to the end!
O give me grace to follow,
my Master and my Friend.
4 O let me see thy footmarks
and in them plant mine own:
my hope to follow duly
is in thy strength alone.
O guide me, call me, draw me,
uphold me to the end;
and then in heaven receive me,
my Saviour and my Friend. Scripture: Matthew 14:22-33 Used With Tune: WOLVERCOTE
O Jesus, I Have Promised
Dear God, Compassionate and Kind
Author: John Greenleaf Whittier (1807-1892) Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 with repeat Appears in 521 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 Dear God, compassionate and kind,
forgive our foolish ways.
Re-clothe us in our rightful mind,
in purer lives thy service find,
in deeper reverence, praise,
in deeper reverence, praise.
2 In simple trust like theirs who heard,
beside the Syrian sea,
the gracious calling of the Lord,
let us, like them, without a word,
rise up and follow thee,
rise up and follow thee!
3 O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
where Jesus knelt to share with thee
the silence of eternity
interpreted by love,
interpreted by love!
4 Drop thy still dews of quietness,
till all our strivings cease;
take from our souls the strain and stress,
and let our ordered lives confess
the beauty of thy peace,
the beauty of thy peace.
5 Breathe through the heats of our desire
thy coolness and thy balm;
let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still, small voice of calm,
O still, small voice of calm. Scripture: 1 Kings 19:1-18 Used With Tune: REPTON
Dear God, Compassionate and Kind
Blest Are the Pure in Heart
Author: John Keble (1792-1866) Meter: 6.6.8.6 Appears in 402 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 Blest are the pure in heart,
for they shall see our God;
the secret of the Lord is theirs,
their soul is Christ's abode.
2 The Lord, who left the heavens
our life and peace to bring,
to dwell in lowliness with us,
our pattern and our King,
3 still to the lowly soul
his presence doth impart
and for a dwelling and a throne
chooseth the pure in heart.
4 Lord, we thy presence seek;
may ours this blessing be:
give us a pure and lowly heart,
a temple fit for thee. Scripture: Exodus 40:16-38 Used With Tune: FRANCONIA Text Sources: st. 2-3, Mitre Hymn Book, 1836, alt.
Blest Are the Pure in Heart
Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower
Author: Johann Scheffler (1624-1677); John Wesley (1703-1791) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Appears in 166 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 Thee will I love, my strength, my tower;
thee will I love, my joy, my crown;
thee will I love with all my power,
in all thy works, and thee alone:
thee will I love, till sacred fire
fill my whole soul with pure desire.
2 I thank thee, uncreated Sun,
that thy bright beams on me have shined;
I thank thee, who hast overthrown
my foes, and healed my wounded mind;
I thank thee, whose enlivening voice
bids my freed heart in thee rejoice.
3 Uphold me in the doubtful race,
nor suffer me again to stray;
strengthen my feet, with steady pace
still to press forward in thy way;
that all my powers, with all their might,
in thy sole glory may unite.
4 Thee will I love, my joy, my crown;
thee will I love, my Lord, my God;
thee will I love, beneath thy frown
or smile -- thy sceptre or thy rod;
what though my flesh and heart decay,
thee shall I love in endless day. Scripture: Psalm 18:1-20 Used With Tune: SURREY
Thee Will I Love, My Strength, My Tower
Humbly in Your Sight
Author: J. P. Chirwa; Tom Colvin; Tom Colvin Meter: 11.11 Appears in 11 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation First Line: Humbly in your sight we come together, Lord Scripture: Matthew 22:34-36 Used With Tune: TIZA PANTAZI PINU Text Sources: Tumbuka text
Humbly in Your Sight
He Comes to Us As One Unknown
Author: Timothy Dudley-Smith (1926-); Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) Meter: 8.6.8.8.6 Appears in 10 hymnals Topics: Call and Vocation Lyrics: 1 He comes to us as one unknown,
a breath unseen, unheard;
as though within a heart of stone,
or shriveled seed in darkness sown,
a pulse of being stirred.
2 He comes when souls in silence lie
and thoughts of day depart,
half-seen upon the inward eye,
a falling star across the sky
of night within the heart.
3 He comes to us in sound of seas,
the ocean's fume and foam;
yet small and still upon the breeze,
a wind that stirs the tops of trees,
a voice to call us home.
4 He comes in love as once he came
by flesh and blood and birth;
to bear within our mortal frame
a life, a death, a saving name
for every child of earth.
5 He comes in truth when faith is grown;
believed, obeyed, adored:
the Christ in all the Scriptures shown,
as yet unseen, but not unknown,
our Saviour and our Lord. Scripture: Genesis 1:1-5 Used With Tune: LOBT GOTT, IHR CHRISTEN Text Sources: The Quest of the Historical Jesus, 1910
He Comes to Us As One Unknown
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