The Call of Christ

Far above earth's tumult, The call of Christ we hear

Author: C. Austin Miles
Tune: [Far above earth's tumult]
Published in 13 hymnals

Audio files: MIDI

Representative Text

1 Far above earth’s tumult
The call of Christ we hear,
Shall its gentle pleading
Fall on a heedless ear?
O hear the call of Christ,
O hear the call of Christ.

Refrain:
The call of Christ is to mercy and pardon and peace,
The call of Christ is to warfare that never shall cease,
‘Til we shall enter the land of promise where true joys abound,
Then onward press, my comrades, we are gaining, we are gaining ground.

2 Not from far-off country,
Or land across the sea,
Comes with earnest pleading
The call of Christ to me.
O hear the call of Christ,
O hear the call of Christ. [Refrain]

3 He who is my neighbor,
And needs a cheering word,
In his faintest whisper
The call of Christ is heard.
O hear the call of Christ,
O hear the call of Christ. [Refrain]

Source: Hymns We Love #90

Author: C. Austin Miles

Charles Austin Miles USA 1868-1946. Born at Lakehurst, NJ, he attended the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and the University of PA. He became a pharmacist. He married Bertha H Haagen, and they had two sons: Charles and Russell. In 1892 he abandoned his pharmacy career and began writing gospel songs. At first he furnished compositions to the Hall-Mack Publishing Company, but soon became editor and manager, where he worked for 37 years. He felt he was serving God better in the gospel song writing business, than as a pharmacist. He published the following song books: “New songs of the gospel” (1900), “The service of praise” (1900), “The voice of praise” (1904), “The tribute of song” (1904), “New songs of the gospel… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Far above earth's tumult, The call of Christ we hear
Title: The Call of Christ
Author: C. Austin Miles
Language: English
Refrain First Line: O hear the call of Christ
Copyright: Public Domain

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Gloria in Excelsis #73

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Hymns We Love #90

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Ideal Sunday School Hymns #50

Offering of Praise #d32

Songs of Christian Life #d18

Songs of the Cross #d27

The Children Sing #d24

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The Gospel Message No. 1 #7

The Gospel Message No. 1. Special ed. #d21

The Primary Song book #d21

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The Voice of Praise No. 3 #7

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