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I Hear Thy Welcome Voice

Representative Text

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

Author: Lewis Hartsough

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 >

Text Information

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

Notes

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Media

Baptist Hymnal 1991 #302
  • Bulletin Score (melody only) (PDF)
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The Cyber Hymnal #2819
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Ambassador Hymnal #422

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Baptist Hymnal 1991 #302

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Bible Truth Hymns #305

Church Hymnal, Fifth Edition #552

Church Hymnal, Mennonite #555

Favorite Songs of the Church #677

Hymns for Worship #300

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Hymns of Faith #337

Hymns of the Christian Life #149

New Songs of Inspiration (vol. one) #143

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Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #263

Praise y Adoración #307a

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #811

Redeeming Love #217

Redemption Hymnal #311

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Rejoice Hymns #490

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Sacred Selections for the Church #604

Sacred Songs of the Church #478

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Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal #282

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Small Church Music #165

Songs of Faith and Praise #923

Songs of the Church #598

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Soul-stirring Songs and Hymns (Rev. ed.) #291

Standard Songs Of The Church #207

The Baptist Hymnal #303

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The Cyber Hymnal #2819

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The Irish Presbyterian Hymnbook #540

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The Song Book of the Salvation Army #423

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Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) #484

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