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1 I hear Your welcome voice
that calls me by Your will,
for cleansing in Your precious blood
that flowed on Calvary's hill.
Refrain
I am coming, Lord,
coming by Your will:
wash me, cleanse me, by the blood
that flowed on Calvary's hill.
2 ’Tis Jesus calls me on
to perfect faith and love,
to perfect hope, and peace, and trust,
for earth and heaven above. [Refrain]
3 ’Tis Jesus who confirms
the blessèd work within,
by adding grace to welcomed grace,
where reigned the power of sin. [Refrain]
4 All hail, atoning blood!
All hail, redeeming grace!
All hail, the gift of Christ our Lord,
our strength and righteousness! [Refrain]
Source: The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #540
Hartsough, Lewis, was born at Ithaca, New York, Aug. 31, 1823. Of his hymns the following are in common use:—-
1. I hear Thy welcome voice. The Divine Invitation.
2. In the rifted Rock I'm resting. Safety in Jesus.
3. Lead me to the Rock that's higher. Safety in Jesus.
4. O who'll stand up for Jesus? All for Jesus
Nos. 1-3 are in I. D. Sankey's Sacred Songs & Solos, 1878 (1 and 3 with music by Hartsough).
--John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907)… Go to person page >| First Line: | I hear Thy welcome voice |
| Title: | I Hear Thy Welcome Voice |
| Author: | Lewis Hartsough (1872) |
| Language: | English |
| Refrain First Line: | I am coming, Lord |
| Notes: | Spanish translation: See "Yo escucho, buen Jesús" by Juan Bautista Cabrera Ivars; Swahili translation: See "Nasikia Kwitwa" |
| Copyright: | Public Domain |
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