Jesus Calls Us

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Jesus calls us, listen, listen

Author: Mary D. James
Tune: [Jesus calls us, listen, listen]
Published in 3 hymnals

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1 Jesus calls us, listen, listen,
See the loving Saviour's charms;
Let the children come, he's saying,
Now we'll hasten to his arms.

Chorus:
O, come, let us go, let us go, let us go,
Hark! how he's calling us,
Hark! how he's calling us
Come, let us go, let us go, let us go,
Come, let us go to Jesus.

2 Jesus loves us how he's longing
Now to fold us to his breast,
Let us go to our dear Saviour,
In his arms we'll sweetly rest. [Chorus]

3 He will take us to those mansions,
Beautiful, prepared on high;
There we'll live with him forever,
Far above the azure sky. [Chorus]

Source: Junior Songs: a collection of sacred hymns and songs; for use in meetings of junior societies, Sunday Schools, etc. #193

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Author: Mary D. James

Mary Dagworthy Yard James USA 1810-1883. Born at Trenton, NJ, she began teaching Sunday school at age 13 in the Methodist Episcopal Church. She married Henry B James, and they had four children: Joseph, Mary, Ann, and Charles.. She became a prominent figure in the Wesleyan Holiness movement of the early 1800s, assisting Phoebe Palmer (also a hymnist) and often leading meetings at Ocean Grove, NJ, and elsewhere. She wrote articles that appeared in the “Guide to holiness”, “The New York Christian advocate”, “The contributor”, “The Christian witness:, “The Christian woman”, “The Christian standard”, and the “Ocean Grove record”. She wrote a biography of Edmund J Yard entitled, “The soul winner” (1883). She… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Jesus calls us, listen, listen
Title:	Jesus Calls Us
Author:	Mary D. James
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	O, come, let us go, let us go, let us go
Copyright:	Public Domain