1 With outstretched hands and pleading tone,
The Saviour is calling for thee;
From Calv’ry’s cross, from yonder throne,
The Saviour is calling for thee.
Refrain:
Calling, calling,
The Saviour is calling for thee;
Calling, calling,
The Saviour is calling for thee.
2 From sins’ defilement, sin’s control,
The Saviour is calling for thee;
O yield to him thy blood-bought soul,
The Saviour is calling for thee. [Refrain]
3 By countless mercies, day by day,
The Saviour is calling for thee;
By trials sent along the way,
The Saviour is calling for thee. [Refrain]
4 He bids thee to a feast of love,
The Saviour is calling for thee;
To shining mansions built above,
The Saviour is calling for thee. [Refrain]
5 Then turn this moment, look and live!
The Saviour is calling for thee;
Full, everlasting life he’ll give,
The Saviour is calling for thee. [Refrain]
Source: The Old Story in Song #190
Pseudonym: Lidie H. Edmunds.
Eliza Edmunds Hewitt was born in Philadelphia 28 June 1851. She was educated in the public schools and after graduation from high school became a teacher. However, she developed a spinal malady which cut short her career and made her a shut-in for many years. During her convalescence, she studied English literature. She felt a need to be useful to her church and began writing poems for the primary department. she went on to teach Sunday school, take an active part in the Philadelphia Elementary Union and become Superintendent of the primary department of Calvin Presbyterian Church.
Dianne Shapiro, from "The Singers and Their Songs: sketches of living gospel hymn writers" by Charles Hutchinson Gabriel (… Go to person page >
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